The Ripley Tigers will be playing at home against the Trinity Christian Academy Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ripley took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over Gibson County.
Josh Hearn spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mekel Frazier, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tommy White, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Rebels a 1-0 shutout.
Ripley's victory bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Trinity Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 11-7.
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