The McKinley Red Dragons will head out on the road to face off against the Mineral Ridge Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
McKinley's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Hubbard on Tuesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 8-0 to the Eagles, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. McKinley has not had much luck with Hubbard recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Mineral Ridge lost 16-6 to Garfield on Tuesday.
AJ Sandy was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Andrew Gillie was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
McKinley's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Mineral Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6.
McKinley came out on top in a nail-biter against Mineral Ridge in their previous meeting on Thursday, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for McKinley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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