After falling behind early against Westwood, the Ridge View softball squad battled back, and eventually took control of their Western Valley Conference tournament game in Mapleton. The Rebels drew first blood, scoring twice in the first inning and once in the second for a 3-0 lead. The Raptors answered with four runs in their half of the second inning for a 4-3 advantage. Ridge View increased the margin to 5-3 in the third inning, but Westwood cut the lead to 5-4 in the fourth.
The Ridge View baseball squad overcame a slow start to defeat Lawton-Bronson 5-3 in conference tournament action at Lawton on Thursday night. It was the Eagles who struck first, taking a 1-0 lead in the second inning. The Raptors were held scoreless until the fourth inning, when they came alive for three runs to build a 3-1 advantage. Ridge View tacked on a pair of insurance runs in the sixth inning to increase the margin to 5-1. As it turned out, they needed those runs, because Lawton-Bronson wouldn’t go down without a fight, scoring twice in the seventh to cut the lead to 5-3.
This one was never really in doubt, as the Raptor softball squad traveled to Cherokee on Friday and hammered the Braves 11-0. Ridge View jumped out to a 4-0 lead after one inning, then doubled their run total in the second, scoring four times for an 8-0 advantage. That score would hold steady until the fifth inning, when the Raptors closed the deal by plating three runs for an 11-0 victory.
The Ridge View baseball squad took care of business in a Western Valley Conference tournament matchup with Westwood, defeating the Rebels 10-3 on a warm night in Moville. The Raptors jumped out to an early 2-1 lead after one inning, then scored three runs in the third to build a 5-1 advantage. Westwood closed the gap to 5-3 in the fourth inning, but the Raptors responded by scoring three times in their half of the fourth, pushing the lead to 8-3. Ridge View tacked on a pair of insurance runs in the fifth inning, then cruised to a 10-3 victory.
The outcome was decided early when the Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire (GTRA) baseball team traveled to Holstein on Thursday, to take on the Raptors. Ridge View jumped out to a 5-0 lead after one inning, then scored twice more for a 7-0 advantage after two. The Raptors erupted for seven runs in the fourth inning to take a commanding 14-0 lead. GTRA avoided the shutout by plating a run in the fifth inning, but Ridge View came away with a dominating performance in the 14-1 victory.
The Raptor softball squad got off to a fast start and never looked back against Whiting-Siouxland Christian last week in Galva. Ridge View scored a pair of runs in both the first and second innings to jump out to a 4-0 lead. After a scoreless third inning, the Raptors put the Warriors away for good, exploding for eight runs in the fourth to run away with a 12-0 victory.
A sizzling start propelled the Ridge View softball squad to a 23-2 demolishing of Lawton-Bronson on Wednesday. The Raptors jumped out to an 8-0 lead after one inning, then added a whopping 15 runs in the second inning to build a 23-1 advantage. The Eagles managed to plate one more run in the third inning, but could do no more as the 12-run rule came into effect and Ridge View earned the blowout victory.
On a beautiful night for baseball in Holstein, the Raptors took care of business against the visiting Eagles of Siouxland Christian. Following a scoreless first inning, Ridge View scored three runs in the second and another in the third for a 4-0 lead. The Eagles battled back with a pair of runs in the fourth inning to cut the margin to 4-2. In the bottom of the fourth, however, Cael Myrtue stepped to the plate and blasted a two-run homer to give the Raptors a 6-2 lead. Ridge View tacked on a pair of insurance runs in the sixth inning to pull away with the 8-2 victory.
The Raptor baseball team pulled off yet another one-run victory, this time edging MVAO-COU 3-2 on Wednesday night in Holstein. Ridge View struck first with a pair of runs in the second inning. The score would remain 2-0 until the fifth inning, when Blake Myrtue was called safe at home on a call that could’ve gone either way, giving the Raptors a crucial third run for a 3-0 lead. The Rams got on the scoreboard in the sixth inning, plating a run to trim the margin to 3-1.
The Ridge View softball squad traveled to Moville on Friday to take on Woodbury Central. The Wildcats struck first, taking a 1-0 lead after one inning. The Raptors bounced right back with a pair of runs in the second inning for a 2-1 advantage. Woodbury Central tied the game at 2-2 in their half of the inning. The rest of the contest was all Ridge View, as they plated three runs in the third inning for a 5-2 lead, one run in the fifth, three more in the sixth, and tacked on an insurance run in the seventh inning for a 10-2 victory.
