Ridge Community had lost six straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 1-13 to make it seven. They came up short against the Lake Gibson Braves, falling 16-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Braves this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-0 back in February.
Ridge Community saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kiara Garcia, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run. Those stolen bases marked the first that Garcia has snagged this season.
As for Lake Gibson, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-8. The result was nothing new for the Braves, who have now won nine contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
On Lake Gibson's side, Brayden Seymour made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Those seven strikeouts gave Seymour a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Andrea Lewis was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Kylie Vazquez was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple.
As of now, neither Ridge Community nor Lake Gibson have any future games scheduled.
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