The Dakota Ridge Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Desert Mountain Wolves at 9:00 a.m. on Friday.
Dakota Ridge fell victim to Cherokee Trail and their airtight pitching crew last Monday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 2-0. Dakota Ridge has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Dakota Ridge got a good showing from Braden Johnson, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Dakota Ridge saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cade Collins, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Desert Mountain has not done well against Chaparral recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Desert Mountain put the hurt on Chaparral with a sharp 12-3 victory. Desert Mountain's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Dakota Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Desert Mountain, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-5.
Dakota Ridge might still be hurting after the 13-1 defeat they got from Desert Mountain in their previous meeting back in March of 2019. Can Dakota Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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