Ripley waltzed into their match on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the Allen Mustangs out 9-7. Nine seems to be a good number for Ripley as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Blake Clinesmith, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Tanner Harting was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
On Allen's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Todd, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Conner Smith, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Allen was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ripley only hit a.
Ripley has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which somehow isn't as good as their 25-7 record this season. As for Allen, their loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-13.
As of now, neither Ripley nor Allen have any future games scheduled.
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