Vista Ridge is 0-3 against Bowie since May of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Vista Ridge Rangers are on the road again to play the Bowie Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Vista Ridge's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Bowie's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Vista Ridge heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Thursday. They fell just short of Bowie by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for Vista Ridge seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
For Bowie's part, they got a great performance from Ryder Melsa as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over 7.2 innings pitched. Melsa has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Bowie's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Garrett Gautier, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Vista Ridge's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-10-1. As for Bowie, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 22-10.
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