River Ridge waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Land O' Lakes Gators by a score of 5-1. That's two games straight that River Ridge has won by exactly four runs.
Carson Cooley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Anthony Gualemi, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
On Land O' Lakes' side, Zachary Kelly was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Land O' Lakes saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Santi Busot, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
River Ridge now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Land O' Lakes, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-4.
River Ridge will be playing in front of their home fans against East Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for River Ridge: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while East Lake has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road. Land O' Lakes will take on Zephyrhills at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Land O' Lakes is facing Zephyrhills at the right time seeing as Zephyrhills is stuck on a 13-game losing streak.
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