South Ripley is 1-9 against Southwestern since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The South Ripley Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Southwestern Rebels at 5:00 p.m. Southwestern took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on South Ripley, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, South Ripley beat Milan 8-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for South Ripley.
Mason McNew spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brady Ruble, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Schmaltz, who scored a run while going 4-for-4.
Southwestern lost 14-4 to Providence on Thursday.
Southwestern saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adam Traylor, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
South Ripley's win bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Southwestern, they dropped their record down to 13-7 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
South Ripley came up short against Southwestern in their previous meeting back in April, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southwestern's Jamison Lewis, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Now that South Ripley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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