The Ripley Vikings will face off against the Hurricane Redskins at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Ripley 3.8, Hurricane 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Ripley's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. Everything went their way against Point Pleasant as they made off with a 7-0 win. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by six runs or more this season.
Bryson Casto
| 05/09/25 vs Point Pleasant | 6 |
| 04/15/25 vs Hoover | 16 |
Landon Meadows and Bryson Casto made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Meadows pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Casto kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. At the plate, Meadows went 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs, while Casto went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Parker Keller, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Hurricane faced Sissonville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Redskins sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over the Indians. Winning may never get old, but the Redskins sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Ripley pushed their record up to 15-8 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Hurricane, their win bumped their record up to 22-5.
Ripley might still be hurting after the 12-3 defeat they got from Hurricane when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will the Vikings have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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