The Rising Sun Shiners will head out on the road to face off against the South Ripley Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Rising Sun is no doubt hoping to put an end to a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought match, but Rising Sun had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Shawe Memorial.
Meanwhile, South Ripley fell victim to Southwestern and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Rebels. The matchup marked the first time this year in which South Ripley was not able to get on the board.
Rising Sun's loss dropped their record down to 1-15. As for South Ripley, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.
Rising Sun suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to South Ripley when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of South Ripley's Braxton Wilson, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that Rising Sun knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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