River Ridge won the last time they faced Central, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The River Ridge Royal Knights came out on top against the Central Bears by a score of 7-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for River Ridge.
Braden Leach looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Carson Cooley was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hagen Conner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Central's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Talyn Poole, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Haimes, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
The win got River Ridge back to even at 7-7. As for Central, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
River Ridge is on the road again on Thursday to play Land O' Lakes at 4:00 p.m. Land O' Lakes will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something River Ridge surely won't give up without a fight. As for Central, they will challenge Mitchell at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mitchell hasn't scored more than two runs for five games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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