The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Ripon nor Ripon Christian made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Indians fell just short of the Knights by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that the Indians have lost by just one run.
Ripon saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden McDowell, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Ripon and nudges their season record down to 9-7. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for Ripon Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
Ripon will challenge Patterson at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. The Tigers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.94 runs per game on average), something the Indians will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Ripon Christian, they will square off against Grace Davis at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The Spartans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.62 runs per game on average), something the Knights will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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