The George Washington Patriots will take on the Ripley Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (George Washington 3.5, Ripley 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
George Washington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: St. Albans, who was ranked 18th at the time (George Washington was ranked fifth). The Patriots never let the Red Dragons get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory on Thursday. The Patriots haven't had any issues with the Red Dragons recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Ripley had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 15-2 margin over the Indians. Considering the Vikings have won 11 matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Jackson Curry made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Ripley got a massive performance out of Eli Phalen, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and one run. Those four RBI gave Phalen a new career-high. Bryson Casto was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Ripley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sissonville only posted an OBP of .387.
George Washington's victory bumped their record up to 23-8. As for Ripley, their win bumped their record up to 18-8.
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