The Cedar Ridge Raiders will challenge the Lake Travis Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Cedar Ridge sitting on nine straight wins and Lake Travis on five.
Cedar Ridge proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 19) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over Liberty Hill.
Blake Milberger made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hudson Hartgrove, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, while Lake Travis put up plenty of runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Austin. The Cavaliers blew past the Maroons 16-0. Considering the Cavaliers have won 11 matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Cedar Ridge pushed their record up to 22-8 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Lake Travis, their win bumped their record up to 19-9-3.
Cedar Ridge skirted past Lake Travis 1-0 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Will the Raiders repeat their success, or do the Cavaliers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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