The ThunderRidge Grizzlies will face off against the Fossil Ridge SaberCats at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
On Wednesday, ThunderRidge came up short against Ponderosa and fell 7-2. The Grizzlies have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
ThunderRidge saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Paquette, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one double. Evan Olds also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Fossil Ridge faced Rocky Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The SaberCats skirted past the Lobos 15-13. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the SaberCats considering their one-run performance the game before.
Ryne VanMaanen looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mason Griffin, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and five RBI while going 4-for-4. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Bradford, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and two doubles.
Fossil Ridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. They are a perfect 8-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Fossil Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.2 runs over those games. As for ThunderRidge, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
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