Softball Game Preview: Ripon Indians vs. Tokay Tigers

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Previous 4 Games

02/28/24 - Away	13-0 W
03/24/21 - Neutral	7-4 W
03/04/20 - Home	10-7 W
03/18/19 - Neutral	17-6 W

Ripon is a perfect 4-0 against Tokay since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Ripon Indians will take on the Tokay Tigers at 5:00 p.m.

Ripon came into this matchup off a tough 11-run defeat on Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Gregori by a score of 6-4 on Friday. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Addison Naranjo and Izabelle Spurzem did some serious damage despite the final result: Naranjo scored a run and stole Three bases. while going 3-for-4, while Spurzem went a perfect 4-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases Naranjo has posted since back in April of 2024. Addyson Wilmshurst also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.

Meanwhile, Tokay hadn't done well against St. Mary's recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Tokay came out on top against St. Mary's by a score of 6-2.

Brooklyn Jeremic-Schaede 2027 spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on eight hits and racked up nine Ks.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Emma Misasi 2025, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Cloe Alves 2026, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

Tokay was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Mary's only posted a batting average of .276.

Ripon's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Tokay, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.

Ripon took their win against Tokay in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 13-0. Will Ripon repeat their success, or does Tokay have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.