Wesley Chapel dropped their record down to 17-14 on Thursday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins at home. They lost 11-0 to the River Ridge Royal Knights. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Wildcats, who until this matchup were averaging 3.65 runs allowed.
Wesley Chapel saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Nguyen, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
As for River Ridge, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. Considering they have won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
On River Ridge's side, not much got past Hagen Conner, who gave up just five hits to keep Wesley Chapel off the board. Conner has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, River Ridge got a big performance out of Miles Coller, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. Those two doubles gave Coller a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tommy DeLoreto, who went 1-for-4 with three runs and one stolen base.
While Wesley Chapel had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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