Twin River lost against Ralston back in March of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Twin River Titans suffered a rough 16-9 defeat at the hands of the Ralston Rams. Twin River has struggled against Ralston recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Paydon Rinkol put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Rinkol was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Aden Feezell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-5 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Twin River kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Like Twin River, Ralston also got a great game from a two-way player: Wyatt Gettman. He tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Gettman was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Landon Buechler was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Miner, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Twin River's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-3. As for Ralston, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Twin River will square off against Louisville on Saturday. As for Ralston, they will head out on the road to challenge Auburn at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Auburn is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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