With a playoff game on the line, Ridgeline rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top against the Provo Bulldogs by a score of 7-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). That's more bragging rights for Ridgeline, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Bode Hansen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on eight hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ridgeline saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trey Purser, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Ridgeline is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Provo, their loss dropped their record down to 18-9.
Ridgeline will have a chance to go back-to-back against Provo: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
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