The Central Wise Warriors are taking a road trip to challenge the Ridgeview Wolfpack at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Central Wise has three straight victories, Ridgeview has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Central Wise's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Gate City with a sharp 8-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won three matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Spencer Shortt, who gave up just six hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Gate City off the board.
On the hitting side, Maci Gibson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March of 2024. Sophia Fleming also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Ridgeview didn't have quite enough to beat Abingdon on Tuesday and fell 2-1.
Ridgeview's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Central Wise, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Central Wise took their win against Ridgeview when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 11-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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