The Ridge View baseball team advanced to the 2A State tournament Tuesday night thanks to a 7-3 win over Grundy Center in a game that was played at Boone.
Aiden Myrtue started the game and pitched three innings to pick up the win and Brock Bisenius threw four scoreless innings of relief allowing only one hit.
The Raptors had eleven hits in the game led by Ryan Barry who went 3-for-4 with two RBI. With the Raptors leading 5-3 in the bottom of the 5th inning Jacob Cougill made the defensive play of the game. The senior right fielder made a sliding catch for the 3rd out when the Spartans had the bases loaded.
The Raptors have now won 13 straight games and head into the State tournament with a record of 22-4. Ridge View will play Pleasantville Tuesday, July 21st at 7pm in Carroll.
Click below to hear last night’s post game interviews.
