If Chestnut Ridge was riding high off their 14-1 takedown of Bishop Carroll on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Chestnut Ridge Lions lost 8-1 to the Forest Hills Rangers on Thursday. Chestnut Ridge has struggled against Forest Hills recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Kaden Emerick made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Chase Collier was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
On Forest Hills' side, Gage Ruddek made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Ruddek was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Nate Cornell and Bryce Roberts did most of the damage at the plate: Cornell scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Roberts scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Chestnut Ridge's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-8. As for Forest Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
While Chestnut Ridge 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 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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