South Ripley is 7-1 against Oldenburg Academy since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The South Ripley Raiders will be playing at home against the Oldenburg Academy Twisters at 5:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Even though South Ripley couldn't quite topple Austin on Monday, it was still a huge improvement compared to the ten-point defeat they took when the two last played. Everything went South Ripley's way against Austin as South Ripley made off with an 11-1 win. The victory was just what South Ripley needed coming off of a 20-10 loss in their prior matchup.
Ellie Combs tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Lillyana Guerra and Brooklyn Brown did most of the damage at the plate: Guerra scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Brown scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Block, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Oldenburg Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They fell victim to a rough 27-17 loss at the hands of South Decatur.
The win got South Ripley back to even at 1-1. As for Oldenburg Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went South Ripley's way against Oldenburg Academy in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as South Ripley made off with a 17-7 victory. Will South Ripley repeat their success, or does Oldenburg Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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