Ranchview has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Ponder Lions at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Friday, Ranchview came up short against Sunnyvale and fell 4-1.
Jacob Harms spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Andrew Erlenbusch made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Ponder won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune two weeks ago. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 8-1 walloping at the hands of Paradise.
Ranchview's defeat dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Ponder, they dropped their record down to 6-12-2 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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