The River Ridge/Scales Mound Wildcats will take on the Lena-Winslow Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. River Ridge/Scales Mound will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
River Ridge/Scales Mound's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They came out on top against Amboy by a score of 3-0. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by exactly three runs.
| 04/12/25 vs Amboy | 1 |
| 04/10/25 vs Warren/Stockton | 2 |
| 04/08/25 @ Warren/Stockton | 1 |
River Ridge/Scales Mound's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kaden Duerr, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double. Duerr is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Damon Dittmar was another, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lena-Winslow sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Riverton on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by just one run.
Aiden Wild made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, Khayne Albright looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Back at the plate, Koby Kearns was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Cohen Weegens, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Lena-Winslow is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for River Ridge/Scales Mound, they pushed their record up to 7-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
River Ridge/Scales Mound might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Lena-Winslow when the teams last played back in March. Will the Wildcats have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
