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| 03/29/25 - Home | 7-5 W |
| 03/23/21 - Home | 19-4 W |
| 04/08/17 - Home | 17-0 W |
| 05/02/15 - Home | 12-2 W |
| 04/11/15 - Away | 4-5 L |
Georgetown gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Blue Jays 7-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the G-Men also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2021.
Bradley Ison and Xavier Ernst made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Ison struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Ernst tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Ison scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Ernst scored a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Jordan Preston was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bryce Winterod, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington is on an 18-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Georgetown and Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington will both get their first taste of in-conference action in their upcoming games. Georgetown will challenge rival Williamsburg at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington is set to square off against their familiar foe Fayetteville-Perry at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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