Baseball Recap: East Ridge Victorious

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Previous 5 Games

03/23/26 - Away	6-1 W
02/13/26 - Home	3-9 L
03/07/23 - Home	2-1 W
03/08/18 - Home	15-0 W
02/22/16 - Away	11-1 W

East Ridge came out on top against Leesburg on Monday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run sixth inning. The Knights walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Yellow Jackets. This was a revenge game for the Knights: when they faced off against the Yellow Jackets back in February, they had to take a 9-3 loss.

Brendan Reynolds spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits.

At the plate, East Ridge saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kelvin Terry, who went 2-for-4 with one double.

The win made it two in a row for East Ridge and bumps their season record up to 11-6. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Leesburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-10.

Coming up, East Ridge will be playing in front of their home fans against Grayslake Central at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Leesburg, they will head out on the road to face off against First Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Eagles have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.33 runs per game on average), something the Yellow Jackets will no doubt try to take advantage of.