Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pleasant Ridge). They put the hurt on the Horton Chargers with a sharp 28-1 win on Thursday. The Rams have beaten the Chargers the last eight times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Chargers has come to flipping the script.
Austin Green
| 04/03/25 @ Horton | 9 |
| 03/12/25 vs McLouth | 6 |
| 03/24/25 @ Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy | 5 |
| 03/28/25 vs Horton | 4 |
| 03/20/25 @ Doniphan West | 3 |
Austin Green was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with six RBI, one run, and one double. Pleasant Ridge is undefeated when Green posts three or more RBI, but 2-3-1 otherwise.
In other batting news, Brent Mance and Hank Lance did most of the damage at the plate: Mance scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Lance scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Lance is becoming a predictor of Pleasant Ridge's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-3-1 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Coben Hoppe, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Pleasant Ridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .708. They are undefeated (5-0) when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Pleasant Ridge's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Horton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-9.
Coming up, Pleasant Ridge will challenge Valley Falls at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Dragons will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something the Rams surely won't give up without a fight. As for Horton, they will venture away from home to challenge Jackson Heights on Monday.
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