Ridge View scores 12 in sixth, Newell-Fonda blanks Manson NW Webster

Ridge View turned a close game into a runaway in one inning, and Newell-Fonda used a shutout to steady its season in Wednesday night baseball. The two wins, both on June 3, showed the range of what Northwestern Iowa teams are bringing into early June: one club winning with a big swing of the bats, the other winning by locking down the mound.

At Sloan, Ridge View scored 12 times in the sixth inning and rolled past Westwood 19-4 after carrying only a 7-4 lead into the frame. The Raptors finished with 14 hits, three home runs, eight stolen bases and 16 RBI, and Westwood’s four errors helped the inning get away quickly. Aiden Myrtue had the biggest night at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Kinnick Jensen added six strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings, and Luke Braunschweig closed out the final 2 2/3 scoreless innings.

The outburst pushed Ridge View to 5-3, a solid response in a stretch that also included an 8-6 win over OABCIG on June 2. Ridge View’s offense did not need one dramatic play to change the game; it kept stacking at-bats until the sixth inning broke the Rebels open and made the finish academic.

Newell-Fonda’s result at the Manson Keith Hart Athletic Complex was built on a different kind of control. Trevor Tauber struck out eight over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, and Andrew Greenfield supplied the offense with three hits, including a triple, while scoring twice in a 3-0 win over Manson-Northwest Webster. Dawson Marine took the loss for the Cougars after allowing three runs in seven innings.

The Mustangs entered the game at 1-5 after a 15-2 loss to Woodbury Central the night before, so the shutout offered an immediate reset. It also fit a longer pattern against Northwest Webster: Newell-Fonda has now won eight straight in the series, and this one looked every bit like a team intent on stopping a skid before it spread.

For Buena Vista County fans, Newell-Fonda’s bounce-back carried the sharper local edge, while Ridge View’s sixth-inning surge showed how quickly a hot lineup can change the pace of a season. Both teams left Wednesday with momentum that can matter as the schedule tightens.