For the second straight game, Mountain Ridge will face off against Layton. The Sentinels will face off against the Lancers at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Mountain Ridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Layton a 5-0 shutout. Five seems to be a good number for the Sentinels as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Colby Claassen looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ethan Iacono, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Goff, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Mountain Ridge hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive contests.
Mountain Ridge's win bumped their record up to 17-9. As for Layton, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-15.
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