Cedar Ridge had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the White County Central Bears a 12-0 shutout on Friday. The win was just what Cedar Ridge needed coming off of a 14-4 defeat in their prior match.
Bella Arms made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Arms was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jordan Porter, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Reagan Skaggs was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
On White County Central's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexa Patterson, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Cedar Ridge's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-12. As for White County Central, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-15.
Cedar Ridge is on the road again on Monday to play Izard County at 4:30 p.m. Izard County will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Cedar Ridge surely won't give up without a fight. As for White County Central, they will head out on the road to challenge Riverview at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Riverview knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully White County Central likes a good challenge.
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