Mineral Ridge entered their tilt with Jackson-Milton with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Jackson-Milton Bluejays a 2-0 shutout on Monday. Mineral Ridge's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last four games.
Mineral Ridge's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gino Novello, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Mineral Ridge pushed their record up to 5-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.2 runs per game. As for Jackson-Milton, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Mineral Ridge will have a chance to go back-to-back against Jackson-Milton: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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