The Mineral Ridge Rams will head out on the road to square off against the Champion Golden Flashes at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mineral Ridge is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Mineral Ridge will bounce into Wednesday's match after beating McDonald, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Mineral Ridge skirted past McDonald 8-7.
Mineral Ridge let Andrew Gillie and AJ Sandy loose on the outfield. Gillie scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Sandy went 2-for-4 with four RBI. Jackson Geddes was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Champion had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Leopards as they made off with a 22-1 win. The result was nothing new for Champion, who have now won four contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Bradey Quinby made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned run or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Quinby has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Quinby was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Marky Nolan was a standout: he went 4-for-5 with four runs, two stolen bases, and four RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Carter Chapin, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Mineral Ridge's record now sits at 8-3. As for Champion, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Mineral Ridge suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to Champion in their previous meeting back in April of 2015. Thankfully for Mineral Ridge, Chris Miller (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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