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| 04/17/26 - Home | 8-6 W |
| 04/18/24 - Home | 13-2 W |
| 03/22/24 - Away | 15-3 W |
| 04/20/23 - Home | 12-1 W |
| 04/11/23 - Away | 20-1 W |
Ripley has gone a perfect 5-0 against Lincoln County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Vikings will head out to take on the Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Ripley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Cabell Midland, who was ranked 13th at the time (Ripley was ranked 16th). The Vikings fell just short of the Knights by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday.
Ripley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyler Doss, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Lincoln County lost 8-1 to Spring Valley on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Timberwolves: they've now lost eight in a row.
Grady Adkins made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run.
Ripley's defeat dropped their record down to 12-12. As for Lincoln County, their loss dropped their record down to 15-10.
Ripley skirted past Lincoln County 8-6 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings 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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