West Ridge Holds Off ‘Betsy

West Ridge built a 5-0 lead in the fourth and held on for a 5-4 win over Elizabethton Saturday afternoon at Northeast Community Credit Union Ballpark.

Cade Duncon went the distance on the mound for the Wolves (8-13), scattering seven hits and allowing three earned runs. Duncan had to snuff out a fifth inning rally that saw the Cyclones cut the deficit to just one.

Brayden Barr went 2-for-4 at the plate with a double and two runs batted in for West Ridge. Alex Ireson also doubled home a run and Kas Click finished 2-for-4 with one run driven in.

Steven Meadows and Rhett Slagle combined for four of the Cyclones’ seven hits, going 2-for-3. Meadows drove in two runs and Slagle plated one.

West Ridge	211	100	0	--	5	8	1
Elizabethton	000	130	0	--	4	7	1

West Ridge – Cade Duncan and Josh Seto. Elizabethton – Brayden Buckles, Jeriah Griffin (4) and Carson Atkinson. W – Cade Duncan, L – Brayden Buckles. 2B – Brayden Barr, West Ridge; Alex Ireson, West Ridge; J.D. Hooks, Elizabethton. RBI – West Ridge 5 (Brayden Barr 2, Kade Oliver, Alex Ireson, Kas Click), Elizabethton 4 (Steven Meadows 2, J.D. Hooks, Rhett Slagle). SB – West Ridge 4 (Ryker Hann 2, Kas Click, Josh Seto).