The Mineral Ridge Rams are taking a road trip to square off against the Jackson-Milton Bluejays at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Mineral Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Mineral Ridge's offense. They fell 3-0 to McDonald on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Rams' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Mineral Ridge saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddie Gerberry, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Jackson-Milton challenged United on Wednesday. The Bluejays put the hurt on the Golden Eagles with a sharp 10-3 victory. The Bluejays might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by six runs or more this season.
Mineral Ridge's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 14-1 and their overall record down to 15-6-1. As for Jackson-Milton, their win bumped their record up to 10-7.
Everything went Mineral Ridge's way against Jackson-Milton in their previous matchup on Tuesday, as Mineral Ridge made off with a 12-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rams since the squad 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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