Mineral Ridge can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They blew past the Western Reserve Blue Devils 11-5. The win was nothing new for Mineral Ridge as they're now sitting on three straight.
Xavier Klamer was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Klamer has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Klamer was even better at the plate, going 4-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on AJ Sandy, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gino Novello, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Western Reserve's side, Hunter Stacy made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Vance Story, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Mineral Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Western Reserve, they dropped their record down to 2-14 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Mineral Ridge will head out on the road to square off against McKinley at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mineral Ridge is facing McKinley at the right time seeing as McKinley is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Western Reserve, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Liberty at 5:00 p.m.
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