The Amboy Clippers will venture away from home to face off against the River Ridge/Scales Mound Wildcats at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Amboy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while River Ridge/Scales Mound will come in with five straight victories.
Amboy fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Ashton-Franklin Center on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 8-4 to the Raiders.
Amboy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quinn Leffelman, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base. That stolen base marked the first that Leffelman snagged this season. Carson Barlow was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, River Ridge/Scales Mound beat Warren/Stockton 4-1 on Thursday.
Kaden Duerr was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
Amboy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for River Ridge/Scales Mound, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Amboy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like River Ridge/Scales Mound struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Amboy couldn't quite get it done against River Ridge/Scales Mound in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 12-7. Can the Clippers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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