Mineral Ridge came tearing into Wednesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Liberty Leopards as they made off with a 17-3 win. Considering the Rams have won six games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Christian Dunlap looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
On the hitting side, Gavin Harding was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Jack Gillie, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and three runs.
Rams
| 05/14/25 @ Liberty | 17-3 |
| 05/12/25 @ McDonald | 4-0 |
| 05/01/25 @ Mathews | 3-1 |
| 04/30/25 @ Waterloo | 9-2 |
| 04/24/25 @ Garfield | 8-6 |
| + 4 more games |
Mineral Ridge's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-3. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Liberty, they are on a 22-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-15.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mineral Ridge will take on Jackson-Milton at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Liberty, they will challenge David Anderson at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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