Gila Ridge entered their tilt with Cibola with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Cibola Raiders a 1-0 shutout on Wednesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Gila Ridge also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Gila Ridge got a great performance from Ethen Schmidgall as he didn't allow a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. Schmidgall has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Ryder Schultz picked up the save, tossing 0.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Gila Ridge saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Rosado, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
On Cibola's side, Sebastian Orozco Araiza spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up seven Ks.
Gila Ridge pushed their record up to 5-14 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Cibola, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-7-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Gila Ridge will challenge San Luis at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Cibola, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Kofa at 7:00 p.m.
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