Green Ridge will head out on the road to challenge Smithton at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Green Ridge made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Stover, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Tigers put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 17-2 win on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won three contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Smithton gave up the first runs last Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Cole Camp 5-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Ryan Pond made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off 11 hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. That double marked the first that he hit this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sam Bray, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Liam Beckett, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Smithton's record now sits at 5-6. As for Green Ridge, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Green Ridge might still be hurting after the 16-1 loss they got from Smithton in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can Green Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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