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| 04/30/24 - Away | 11-5 W |
| 04/29/24 - Home | 8-1 W |
| 03/28/23 - Away | 4-5 L |
| 03/27/23 - Home | 6-10 L |
| 05/12/22 - Home | 16-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Mineral Ridge and Western Reserve are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Rams will head out on the road to take on the Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mineral Ridge's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Western Reserve's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Mineral Ridge is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Lakeview just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs.
AJ Sandy was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one run.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Western Reserve ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They skirted past Waterloo 9-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Blue Devils have posted against the Vikings since April 23, 2022.
Evan Slaven was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Connor Jones, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Western Reserve kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
The defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 4-2. As for Western Reserve, their record now sits at 6-1.
Everything went Mineral Ridge's way against Western Reserve in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Mineral Ridge made off with an 11-5 victory. Will the Rams repeat their success, or do the Blue Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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