Ridgeview is 1-9 against Heyworth since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the Hornets at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ridgeview has three straight wins, Heyworth has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Ridgeview beats Heyworth with eight runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Mustangs beat Cissna Park on Saturday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 8-2. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won four contests by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Cole Kennedy, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Bran Schroeder also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Heyworth didn't have quite enough to beat Roxana on Saturday and fell 7-5.
Heyworth saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Brown, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Aaron Shields was another, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.
Heyworth's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Ridgeview, their record now sits at 5-3-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Ridgeview has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Heyworth struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Ridgeview suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Heyworth when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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