After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Mathews, Mineral Ridge was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They walked away with a 9-6 victory over the Jackson-Milton Bluejays. For Mineral Ridge, this counts as revenge for the 11-10 loss Jackson-Milton walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Savannah Turek made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Turek has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Turek was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Mineral Ridge let Laney Rigley and Aaliyah Wall loose on the outfield. Rigley scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Wall scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Sullivan Sandy, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Mineral Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Jackson-Milton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Mineral Ridge will have a chance to go back-to-back against Jackson-Milton: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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