The Ripon Tigers will face off against the Central Wisconsin Christian Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Ripon's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Berlin as they made off with a 10-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Indians: they've now won four in a row.
The team relied heavily on Shay Otto, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Mashock, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Ripon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Berlin only posted an OBP of .409.
Meanwhile, Central Wisconsin Christian made easy work of St. Lawrence Seminary on Monday and carried off a 10-4 win. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won three games by six runs or more so far this season.
Ripon's victory bumped their record up to 8-12. As for Central Wisconsin Christian, their win bumped their record up to 4-6.
Ripon beat Central Wisconsin Christian 7-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2025. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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