After flying high against Bushnell-Prairie City last Thursday, Orion came back down to earth. The Orion Chargers fell just short of the Rockridge Rockets by a score of 6-5 on Thursday. Orion was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Rockridge apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2023.
For Rockridge's part, Wyatt Hudson looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Cullen Daly was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Dye, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Orion has fallen quite a ways from their 22-10 record last season and are now at 1-4. As for Rockridge, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Orion will head out on the road to challenge Erie at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Rockridge, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hall at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hall's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Rockridge's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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