The Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans will head out to face off against the Swansea Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Ridge Spring-Monetta fell victim to Batesburg-Leesville and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Panthers, falling 14-0.
Swansea hadn't beaten Midland Valley on the road since March 16, 2017 but that history sure didn't bother them on Tuesday. Swansea was the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over Midland Valley. Fans of the Tigers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Kendall Wright was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kreaton Steppe, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-4.
The win was the third in a row for Swansea, bringing their record for this year to 3-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Ridge Spring-Monetta, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Ridge Spring-Monetta couldn't quite finish off Swansea in their previous meeting back in February of 2017 and fell 5-3. Can Ridge Spring-Monetta avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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