For the second straight game, Mountain Ridge will face off against Cedar Valley. The Sentinels will be playing in front of their home fans against the Aviators at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mountain Ridge has four straight victories, Cedar Valley has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mountain Ridge's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Cedar Valley with a sharp 9-0 win. Considering the Sentinels have won eight contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Karson Fankhauser, who gave up just a hit and racked up 13 Ks to keep Cedar Valley off the board. Fankhauser has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Carter Bell, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Mountain Ridge kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in four consecutive matchups.
Cedar Valley's loss dropped their record down to 8-16. As for Mountain Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 18-6.
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