Strasburg-Franklin has not done well against Ridgewood recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Strasburg-Franklin Tigers' pitcher stepped up to hand the Ridgewood Generals a 1-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Strasburg-Franklin.
Not much got past Alex Burkett, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Ridgewood off the board.
On the hitting side, Strasburg-Franklin saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Derek Rissler, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Strasburg-Franklin's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-9. As for Ridgewood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-11.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Strasburg-Franklin will challenge Newcomerstown at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Newcomerstown's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three contests. As for Ridgewood, they will head out on the road to square off against Malvern at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Ridgewood is facing Malvern at the right time seeing as Malvern is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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