After losing to Austin the last time they met, Rising Sun decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Shiners came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 7-3 on Saturday. Seven seems to be a good number for the Shiners as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Aiden White
| 05/24/25 @ Austin | 3 |
| 05/19/25 vs South Ripley | 2 |
| 04/21/25 vs Shawe Memorial | 2 |
| 05/21/25 @ Jac-Cen-Del | 1 |
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Aiden White and Cooper Merica made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, White pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Merica pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rising Sun is 3-1 when White allows one or fewer earned runs, but 4-10 otherwise. At bat, White got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, while Merica went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Those three runs gave White a new career-high.
In other batting news, Weston Cumberworth was excellent, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Rising Sun: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-10 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Burris, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Rising Sun is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.6 runs over those games. As for Austin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-14.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Rising Sun beat the Eagles by a score of 12-2 later that day.
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