Gila Ridge has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the San Luis Sidewinders at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Gila Ridge will be strutting in after a victory while San Luis will be coming in after a loss.
Last Wednesday, Gila Ridge never let their opponents score. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Cibola 1-0.
Gila Ridge got a great performance from Ethen Schmidgall as he didn't allow a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. Schmidgall has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Gila Ridge's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Rosado, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
San Luis lost a close one when they played last Thursday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on on Monday was a bit more commanding. They fell victim to a rough 10-4 loss at the hands of Sunnyslope. San Luis has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
San Luis saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Santiago Zepeda, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Gila Ridge's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-14. As for San Luis, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Gila Ridge skirted past San Luis 4-2 in their previous matchup last Thursday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gila Ridge since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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