Stillwater and East Ridge are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Ponies will be playing at home against the Raptors at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Stillwater is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Friday as neither Stillwater nor Mounds View made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Ponies walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Mustangs.
Sullivan Conlin
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Sullivan Conlin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Stillwater's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Joe Fredkove, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Fredkove has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Tanner Kahn also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Ridge). They blew past Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha 14-4 on Saturday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Raptors as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Stillwater's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for East Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
Stillwater came up short against East Ridge in their previous meeting back in April, falling 7-3. Will the Ponies have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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