The Ripley Warriors will face off against the Mulhall-Orlando Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ripley has nine straight wins, Mulhall-Orlando has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Ripley lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Vanoss, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Thursday's game. Ripley's pitchers stepped up to hand Vanoss a 9-0 shutout on Thursday. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by eight runs or more this season.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Mulhall-Orlando and Garber have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Saturday. Mulhall-Orlando came up short against Garber, falling 10-4.
Lincoln Oldenburg put in work no matter where he played. He tossed 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Ripley's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Mulhall-Orlando, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Ripley beat Mulhall-Orlando 12-8 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Will Ripley repeat their success, or does Mulhall-Orlando has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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