For the second straight game, Mineral Ridge will face off against Springfield. The Rams will be playing at home against the Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mineral Ridge is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Mineral Ridge proved they can win big on Friday (they won by seven) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Springfield a 1-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Xavier Klamer's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up 11 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Mineral Ridge saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Gillie, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Mineral Ridge's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Springfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
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