Baseball Recap: Ridgemont's Win Ends Four-Game Losing Streak at Home

There's no place like home for Ridgemont, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They never let the Crestline Bulldogs get on the board and left with a 5-0 victory on Thursday. For the Golden Gophers, this counts as revenge for the 9-3 win the Bulldogs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2019.

Ethan Moore was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April.

Xavier Stuck

Stolen Base

05/08/25 vs Crestline	2
04/24/25 @ Arlington	2
04/17/25 vs Perry	2
04/10/25 vs Vanlue	2
04/29/25 @ Cory-Rawson	1
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Moore wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Xavier Stuck, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and one RBI. Stuck is becoming a predictor of Ridgemont's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 3-1 (and 4-10 when he doesn't). Another was Maverick Dawson, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.

Ridgemont's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-11. As for Crestline, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-15.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ridgemont will square off against Temple Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Pioneers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.44 runs per game on average), something the Golden Gophers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Crestline, they will take on Elgin at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Comets' pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so the Bulldogs' hitters will have their work cut out for them.