Baseball Recap: Mainland Comes Up Short

Mainland lost a heartbreaker to Pine Ridge when they met back in March of 2024, and they left with a heavy heart again on Thursday. The Buccaneers fell 7-4 to the Panthers. The defeat continues a trend for the Buccaneers in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost six in a row.

Jordan Payne

Runs

04/08/25 vs University	3
03/25/25 @ Orlando Christian Prep	3
02/20/25 vs Matanzas	3
04/10/25 @ Pine Ridge	2
03/27/25 vs Father Lopez	2
+ 2 more games

Jordan Payne was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Mainland is 5-2 when Payne posts two or more runs, but 3-6 otherwise.

Mainland's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Pine Ridge, the win snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 10-8-2 record.

Mainland has already played their next contest, a 12-1 victory against Orlando Christian Prep on the 11th. As for Pine Ridge, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 15-3 win against Tavares on the 14th.