After having lost a blowout in their previous game against South Park, Ringgold was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Plum Mustangs a 5-0 shutout. This was payback for Ringgold, who suffered a 6-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Jimmy Nash was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 5.2 innings pitched. Nash was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Andrew Sprinkle, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
On Plum's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Anderson, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Ringgold is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Plum, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6.
Ringgold will head out on the road to face off against Bethel Park at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Bethel Park's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Ringgold's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Plum, they will be playing at home against Fox Chapel at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Plum: 3.8, Fox Chapel: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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