Belmont is 8-1 against River Ridge since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Belmont Braves will look to defend their home field against the River Ridge Timberwolves at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Belmont has seven straight victories, River Ridge has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Belmont earned a 7-3 win over Highland.
River Ridge might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 7-1 to Potosi/Cassville, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
River Ridge saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blake Reynolds, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Reynolds has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Belmont's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2. As for River Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Belmont took their win against River Ridge in their previous meeting last Monday by a conclusive 7-1. Will Belmont repeat their success, or does River Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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