River Ridge is 1-8 against Belmont since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The River Ridge Timberwolves will head out on the road to take on the Belmont Braves at 5:00 p.m.
River Ridge is is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They 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 consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Belmont had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They walked away with a 7-3 win over the Cardinals.
River Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Belmont, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
River Ridge might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Belmont in their previous meeting last Monday. Can River Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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