ThunderRidge fell victim to Ironwood Ridge and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. Their rough 6-0 defeat to the Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to ThunderRidge of the 8-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2017.
ThunderRidge got a good showing from Trevor Beutner, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, ThunderRidge saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Zentner, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a triple.
ThunderRidge's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Ironwood Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 4-8.
ThunderRidge is on the road again on Wednesday to play Tucson High Magnet School at 6:00 p.m. Tucson High Magnet School's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so ThunderRidge's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Ironwood Ridge, they will take on Flowing Wells at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Flowing Wells has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.6 runs per game on average), something Ironwood Ridge will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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