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THE BEST OF THE BUNCH

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MINERAL RIDGE OH-  A No Hitter. A truly special moment in the sport of baseball, one that highlights many players careers as it is something you do not see too often in the sport. Unless, of course, your name is Mark Bunch. Then it starts to become a standard! That is exactly what we have been seeing out of Ram Country!  Mineral Ridge has been lighting it up this season under Head Coach Anthony Ragozine. Dodging the rain to the tune of a 13-4 (11-3) record, as they sit in second place behind Springfield in the conference!

However, it has been the pitching we have seen out of Mineral Ridge that has The Rams turning around the results of last season rather quickly.  With Mark Bunch being one of the guys that is leading the helm this season, he attributes a lot of what he learned in football that has made him into the leader he is today.  Logging a total of 28 innings pitched (IP) this season, Bunch has only given up 7 hits in the entire year! Holding opponents to a batting average of .080, a mark that shows nothing short of dominance!

Bunch is also leading all Rams pitchers in strikeouts (K) with a season total of 49, just shy of 2 per inning! Sitting as the #3 seed in Division 4’s Fairport Harbor District, Ridge is in The Sectional Final, and will await the winner of #18 Wellsville and #21 St. Thomas Aquinas. With so many good arms on this team, expect to see both Payton Zupko and Mark Bunch leading Mineral Ridge, as The Rams have their eyes on Canal Park! The Tournament kicks off for Ridge on Thursday, May 19th.

Until then, catch this EXCLUSIVE interview with Mineral Ridge senior Mark Bunch on YSNs Running Point.

*Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell

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RIDGE’S RUN ENDS

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NORWAYNE OH- Mineral Ridge came into Saturday’s round 2 matchup as one of the hottest teams in the area outscoring opponents 133-16 in the last three games. Norwayne brought the fire hose to quickly cool off the Rams and end their playoff run 55-14.

Mark Bunch finished the night for the Rams going 13 for 24 with 99 yards and 2 touchdowns. Shakir Perkins gained 35 yards on 10 carries. Mineral Ridge could only manage 177 total yards of offense.

The Rams are eliminated from the playoffs and carry a record of 4-4. They are still eligible to schedule regular season games until week 10. Stay tuned for schedule updates.

RAMS STAY ON FIRE AGAINST LOWELLVILLE

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MINERAL RIDGE OH- Coming Off their big win in week 5 of them undefeated Jackson Milton, Mineral Ridge kept rolling with another dominating victory over Lowellville 48-8. Ridge jumped ahead early and never looked back.

Shakir Perkins ran the ball 11 times and still gained 101 yards while punching it in the end zone 4 times. Mark Bunch threw the ball accurately for the Rams. He went 8-15 for 149 yards and a touchdown. Mineral Ridge’s defense forced 5 Rocket turnovers.

Vinny Ballone finished with 44 yards on 12 carries. He also went 9-30 with a touchdown as the Rockets struggled all night in the game.

Mineral Ridge will host Wellington in round 1 of the OHSAA playoffs on Friday. Lowellville will also host a first round game on Friday as they’ll play host to Valley Christian.