The Mountain Ridge Miners will be playing at home against the Musselman Applemen at 12:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mountain Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Southern. That's two games in a row now that Mountain Ridge has lost by exactly three runs.
Meanwhile, Musselman faced Martinsburg in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Musselman fell victim to a rough 16-2 loss at the hands of Martinsburg. It was the first time this season that Musselman let down their fans at home.
Musselman saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt McClintock, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Kyle Lore, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Mountain Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Musselman, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3.
Mountain Ridge couldn't quite finish off Musselman in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 4-2. Can Mountain Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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