South Ripley fell victim to Southwestern and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Southwestern Rebels. South Ripley has struggled against Southwestern recently, as their contest on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
For Southwestern's part, Barron Welsh and Jamison Lewis did most of the damage at the plate: Welsh went 3-for-3 with three doubles, two RBI, and a run, while Lewis scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Austin Jenkins, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
South Ripley's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Southwestern, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
South Ripley will be playing at home against Rising Sun at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Rising Sun is coming into the match with eight straight defeats on the road, meaning South Ripley will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Southwestern, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Jac-Cen-Del at 12:00 p.m. Jac-Cen-Del is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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