Pleasant Ridge waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victors by a 23-3 margin over the Horton Chargers. With that victory, the Rams brought their scoring average up to 7.3 runs per game.
Hank Lance was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Coben Hoppe, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Pleasant Ridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .529. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Horton only posted a batting average of .333.
Rams
| 03/28/25 vs Horton | 23-3 |
| 05/08/24 vs Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy | 8-1 |
| 04/22/24 vs Jefferson County North | 7-1 |
| 04/15/24 vs McLouth | 13-3 |
| 04/15/24 vs McLouth | 12-5 |
| + 6 more games |
Pleasant Ridge's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-3-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Horton, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Pleasant Ridge will have a chance to go back-to-back against Horton: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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