Mountain Ridge extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping them down to 5-13. They came up short against the Frankfort Falcons, falling 12-2. The Miners were not able to make up for their loss to the Falcons from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
Dane Van Slyke made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one double.
As for Frankfort, they pushed their record up to 14-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by six runs or more this season.
On Frankfort's side, Braeden Laffey looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Frankfort got a massive performance out of Lanson Orndorff, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave Orndorff a new career-high. Blake Jacobs was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Looking ahead, Mountain Ridge will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Hancock at 3:00 p.m. The Panthers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.33 runs per game on average), something the Miners will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Frankfort, they will head out to face off against Southern at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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