With a playoff game on the line, Wray rose to the challenge on Saturday. They skirted past the Burlington Cougars 7-5. For Wray, this counts as revenge for the 7-4 defeat Burlington walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Rydge Peterson made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 17 batters over seven innings while giving up five earned runs off five hits. Peterson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Peterson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Brodie Riggelman and Carson Rockwell did most of the damage at the plate: Riggelman scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Rockwell scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Burlington's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lenny Ramirez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Wray has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-15 record this season. As for Burlington, their loss dropped their record down to 14-8.
As of now, neither Wray nor Burlington have any future games scheduled.
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