The South Ripley Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Shawe Memorial Hilltoppers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, South Ripley had just enough and edged Jac-Cen-Del out 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for South Ripley.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Shawe Memorial sidestepped Trimble County for a 9-7 win.
Philip Kahn was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Casey Hill was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
South Ripley's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-10. As for Shawe Memorial, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season.
South Ripley suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Shawe Memorial when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kahn, who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Now that South Ripley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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