The Ridgefield Spudders will venture away from home to take on the Hockinson Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Ridgefield is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering R.A. Long just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 8-4 to the Lumberjacks.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hockinson). They walked away with a 12-8 win over Hudson's Bay on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Skyler Liddie was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one double. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Treyton Fraki, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
Hockinson hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive matches.
Hockinson's win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-12. As for Ridgefield, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
Ridgefield came out on top in a nail-biter against Hockinson in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spudders 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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