Bureau Valley had lost ten straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 7-11 to make it 11. They fell 6-2 to the Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] Spartans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-1 back in April.
Bureau Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danica Benavidez, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
As for Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge], the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 17-5. Six seems to be a good number for them as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
On Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]'s side, Ella Humphrey was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Cambell Casteel, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Looking ahead, Bureau Valley will face off against ROWVA/Williamsfield at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Storm's pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cougars have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge], they will square off against Sherrard at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Spartans will need to watch out since the Tigers have now posted at least ten runs in their last four games.
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