The Nitro Wildcats will square off against the Ripley Vikings at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Nitro has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight defeats, while Ripley will come in with three straight victories.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Nitro's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Buffalo on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Ripley faced Winfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Vikings put the hurt on the Generals with a sharp 13-3 win. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by six runs or more this season.
Jackson Curry made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.
In other batting news, Peyton Keller and Bryson Casto did most of the damage at the plate: Keller went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one double, while Casto got on base in two of his four plate appearances with three runs. Those three runs gave Casto a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Keller, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Ripley's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Nitro, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Nitro suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Ripley in their previous meeting back in March. Will the Wildcats have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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