Ripley extended their losing streak to three on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 4-14 in the process. They came up short against the Lakeland Preparatory Lions, falling 15-1. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2024.
As for Lakeland Preparatory, the victory was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 20-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games.
For Lakeland Preparatory's part, Olivier Grandchamp looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Lakeland Preparatory got a massive performance out of Ryan Pitts, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance also gave Pitts a new career-high in hits (three). Another player making a difference was Noah Lindsey, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base.
Coming up, Ripley will be playing at home against Tipton Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Lakeland Preparatory does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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