The Hurricane Redskins will venture away from home to square off against the Ripley Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hurricane is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Hurricane is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Sissonville, who was ranked 19th at the time (Hurricane was ranked second). The Redskins sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the Indians on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Redskins have posted since April 8th.
Ripley not only won two weeks ago, but they posted their biggest win since April 24th (when they won 11-0). They never let Point Pleasant get on the board and left with a 7-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won ten matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Landon Meadows and Bryson Casto made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Meadows tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Casto kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. At bat, Meadows went 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs, while Casto went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Parker Keller was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
Ripley's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-8. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Hurricane, their record is now 22-5.
Everything went Hurricane's way against Ripley when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Hurricane made off with a 12-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Redskins since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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