Sunnyslope lost against Mountain Ridge back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Sunnyslope Vikings fell just short of the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions by a score of 4-2. Sunnyslope has struggled against Mountain Ridge recently, as their contest on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Sunnyslope saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Keogh, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
On Mountain Ridge's side, they got a great performance from Kaleb Williams as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Williams has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jackson Forbes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Forbes, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a double.
Sunnyslope's loss dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Mountain Ridge, they pushed their record up to 11-10 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
While Sunnyslope 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 Tuesday.
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