Cabell Midland is 8-2 against Ripley since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Cabell Midland Knights will play host again on Monday to welcome the Ripley Vikings, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Cabell Midland: 2.4, Ripley: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Cabell Midland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Spring Valley, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Cabell Midland was ranked sixth). Cabell Midland came out on top against Spring Valley by a score of 5-2 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Ripley gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Hoover a 6-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Ripley sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Cabell Midland is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-9 record this season. As for Ripley, their win bumped their record up to 20-5.
Cabell Midland was able to grind out a solid victory over Ripley when the teams last played back in April, winning 6-1. Will Cabell Midland repeat their success, or does Ripley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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