The Ripon Tigers will be playing at home against the Plymouth Panthers at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Plymouth took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Ripon, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Ripon finally turned things around against Markesan on Saturday. Ripon blew past Markesan 18-2. Ripon's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Meanwhile, Plymouth was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Kewaskum by a score of 2-1.
Plymouth saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Kuhn, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Plymouth didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kewaskum only tossed four.
Ripon's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-6-1. As for Plymouth, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Ripon came out on top in a nail-biter against Plymouth in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Plymouth's Ethan Demunk, who struck out nine batters over eight innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Ripon to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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