The Mineral Ridge Rams will head out on the road to challenge the Springfield Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mineral Ridge fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against McDonald on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 5-4. Mineral Ridge has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mineral Ridge saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaliyah Wall, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Springfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. Their tough 25-9 loss to Waterloo might stick with them for a while.
Nevaeh Cruz stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Gracie Maldonado, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Mineral Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Springfield, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Springfield's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Mineral Ridge has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.6 hits per game. It's a different story for Springfield, though, as they've been averaging 9.9. Given Mineral Ridge's sizable advantage in that area, Springfield will need to find a way to close that gap.
Mineral Ridge took their victory against Springfield in their previous matchup on Saturday by a conclusive 15-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mineral Ridge since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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