Baseball Recap: Wednesday's Defeat Ends Kenton Ridge's Winning Streak

Cougars

Previous 5 Games

05/07/25 @ Jonathan Alder	1-2
05/02/25 @ Graham Local	3-0
04/30/25 @ London	11-1
04/28/25 vs London	7-4
04/26/25 @ West Liberty-Salem	7-0

Kenton Ridge faced Jonathan Alder in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Cougars fell just short of the Pioneers by a score of 2-1. The Cougars' loss signaled the end of their 12-game winning streak.

Kenton Ridge saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brennan Shaffer, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.

Kenton Ridge's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 14-2. As for Jonathan Alder, the win keeps they at an undefeated 16-0.

While Kenton Ridge had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday.