The Ridley Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Conestoga Pioneers at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ridley is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Upper Darby 20-5. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Ridley let Danny Stickney and Chris Kimmel loose on the outfield. Stickney got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base, while Kimmel scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Bobby Doherty, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Conestoga earned an 8-3 win over Lower Merion on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Conestoga.
Ridley's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-9-1. As for Conestoga, their win bumped their record up to 8-9.
Ridley was able to grind out a solid victory over Conestoga in their previous matchup back in April, winning 8-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ridley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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