The McDonald Blue Devils will head out on the road to square off against the South Range Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (McDonald 2.3, South Range 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
McDonald took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over Mineral Ridge.
Quinn Schmidt and Jaxson Candel did most of the damage at the plate: Schmidt got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base, while Candel went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Brady Klockner, who went 2-for-4 with two runs.
Meanwhile, South Range had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They never let the Fighting Irish get on the board and left with a 7-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won six matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
McDonald's victory bumped their record up to 14-4. As for South Range, their win bumped their record up to 12-8.
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