Pleasant Ridge put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy Ravens with a sharp 10-2 win. Considering Pleasant Ridge has won five matches by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Jackson Maley made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Maley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Maley was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Maley wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Henry Lance, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Pleasant Ridge's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-6-1.
Pleasant Ridge will head out on the road to take on Oskaloosa at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Oskaloosa: 1.4, Pleasant Ridge: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy, they will be playing at home against McLouth on Thursday. Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy is facing McLouth at the right time seeing as McLouth is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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