After losing to Mercer County the last time they met, Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] Spartans walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Mercer County Golden Eagles on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge].
Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] got a big performance out of Zak Arredondo, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Brenden Bolduc was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
On Mercer County's side, they got a good showing from Nathan Matlick, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Mercer County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Kenney, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]'s win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2. As for Mercer County, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] will be playing at home against Princeville at 11:00 a.m. in Saturday's first game. Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season. As for Mercer County, they will head out on the road to face off against Abingdon/Avon at 11:00 a.m. in Saturday's first game. Abingdon/Avon is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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