Rock Creek hasn't had much luck against Wright City recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Rock Creek Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Wright City Lumberjax at 4:30 p.m. Rock Creek has given up an average of 10.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Rock Creek easily dispatched Strother on Monday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Rock Creek fell just short of Carnegie by a score of 12-10 on Monday.
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Ryder Ribera was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Konnor Ribera made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Holden Pair, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Rock Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .558. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, Wright City's undefeated season came to an end after six games on Wednesday. They fell just short of Pryor by a score of 9-8. The loss put an end to the Lumberjax's undefeated start to the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Wright City fell to 6-1. As for Rock Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Rock Creek might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Wright City when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can Rock Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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