Mineral Ridge pushed their score to 16 the last time they played Lowellville, but on Thursday they couldn't quite do it again. The Mineral Ridge Rams' pitcher stepped up to hand the Lowellville Rockets a 2-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Mineral Ridge also won the last time the pair played last Saturday.
The result came thanks to Nick Anderson's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Mineral Ridge's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gino Novello, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Mineral Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Lowellville, they dropped their record down to 3-9 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mineral Ridge will take on Western Reserve at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Lowellville, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against David Anderson at 12:00 p.m.
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