Mountain Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Southern Rams. That's two games in a row now that Mountain Ridge has lost by exactly three runs.
For Southern's part, Ryan Bird was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Bird was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Reece Tasker, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Mountain Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Southern, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Mountain Ridge will look to defend their home field on Friday against Musselman at 12:30 p.m. As for Southern, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Allegany at 4:30 p.m.
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