Cedar Ridge had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 12-run drubbing they dealt McNeil on Friday. The Raiders put the hurt on the Mavericks with a sharp 13-1 win. The victory continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Mavericks: they've now won seven in a row.
Jaedyn Lambert tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over five innings pitched.
Hudson Hartgrove
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At the plate, Hudson Hartgrove and Jake Shoemaker did most of the damage at the plate: Hartgrove got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three stolen bases, and three runs, while Shoemaker got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three stolen bases gave Hartgrove a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kasen Langerhans, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one double.
Cedar Ridge kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in five consecutive matches.
Cedar Ridge's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-6-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for McNeil, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8-2.
Cedar Ridge will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Mavericks: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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