The Ridgeview Panthers will square off against the Atlantic Coast Stingrays at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Things were looking good for Ridgeview after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Bartram Trail by a score of 7-6. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Saige Bialek put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 6.1 innings pitched. Bialek was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. She also put up an RBI, which was her first of the season.
Peyton Kirk
| 03/11/25 @ Bartram Trail | 2 |
| 04/29/24 vs Orange Park | 1 |
| 03/26/24 @ Palatka | 1 |
| 03/19/24 vs Fleming Island | 1 |
| 02/29/24 vs Tocoi Creek | 1 |
In other batting news, Peyton Kirk was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two).
Meanwhile, Atlantic Coast had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. They blew past the Tigers 16-5. The Stingrays' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Like Ridgeview, Atlantic Coast also got a great game from a two-way player: Lily Maguire. She tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Maguire was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Atlantic Coast let Emma Cano and Skye Deans run wild. Cano scored a run and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Deans scored a run and stole Four bases. while going 2-for-4. Amia Hladik was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Atlantic Coast kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in eight consecutive contests.
Atlantic Coast's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Ridgeview, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Ridgeview suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Atlantic Coast in their previous matchup back in March of 2021. Can Ridgeview avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
