After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Boscobel, River Ridge was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Barneveld Eagles, sneaking past 3-2. This was a revenge game for the Timberwolves: when they faced off against the Eagles back in April, they had to take a 10-6 defeat.
Blake Reynolds made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because River Ridge is undefeated when he allows at most two earned runs, but 3-5 otherwise. Reynolds was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
05/09/25 vs Barneveld | 3 |
05/08/25 @ Boscobel | 2 |
05/06/25 @ Potosi/Cassville | 2 |
05/05/25 vs Pecatonica | 2 |
04/15/25 vs Potosi/Cassville | 2 |
In other batting news, Carter Copsey was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
River Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Barneveld, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. River Ridge will square off against Highland at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Barneveld, they will challenge Pecatonica at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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