The Rocky River Pirates are taking a road trip to challenge the North Ridgeville Rangers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Rocky River comes in on three and North Ridgeville on 11.
On Tuesday, Rocky River earned a 6-3 win over North Olmsted.
Meanwhile, North Ridgeville posted their closest victory since March 29th on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Berea-Midpark 4-3.
Ben Chinchar looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, North Ridgeville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sean Murphy, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Kyle Urban also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
North Ridgeville's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Rocky River, their record is now 10-4.
Rocky River suffered a grim 13-4 defeat to North Ridgeville when the teams last played back in April of 2022. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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