Ralston Valley won the last time they faced Dakota Ridge, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Ralston Valley Mustangs narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Dakota Ridge Eagles 4-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Ralston Valley.
Kenji Bray tossed a big game, striking out 15 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Ralston Valley's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jace Cattoor, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Kai Douglas, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Dakota Ridge's side, Braden Johnson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Hayden Friesen made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Ralston Valley pushed their record up to 12-8 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Dakota Ridge, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-13.
Ralston Valley will be playing in front of their home fans against Lakewood at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ralston Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Dakota Ridge, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Valor Christian at 4:00 p.m. Valor Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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