The Arcola Purple Riders will head out to challenge the Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman Buffaloes at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Arcola has nine straight wins, Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, Arcola made easy work of Argenta-Oreana and carried off a 12-2 victory. The Purple Riders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.
Brevyn Whisman and Tanner Thomas made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Whisman tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Meanwhile, Thomas struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Whisman got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI, while Thomas got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
In other batting news, Jayden Henson-Stice and Brody Phillips did most of the damage at the plate: Henson-Stice went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases and two runs, while Phillips went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base. That's the most hits Henson-Stice has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Jackson Griffith, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one run and one double.
Arcola always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .558. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Argenta-Oreana only posted an OBP of .312.
Meanwhile, Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman lost 7-1 to Tuscola on Thursday.
Arcola's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-0. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Arcola took their win against Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 15-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Purple Riders since the squad 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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