The Ripley Vikings will take on the Spring Valley Timberwolves at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ripley will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.
Ripley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Hurricane, who was ranked eighth at the time (Ripley was ranked 11th). The Vikings blew past the Redskins 13-4 on Friday. Surprisingly, this marked the third straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.
Parker Keller made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kyler Doss, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2025. John Cummings was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run.
Ripley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .579. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Spring Valley unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Independence by a score of 6-4.
Spring Valley's loss dropped their record down to 24-11. As for Ripley, their win bumped their record up to 23-12.
Everything went Ripley's way against Spring Valley in their previous matchup back in April, as Ripley made off with a 13-0 victory. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Timberwolves have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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