Baseball Game Preview: Ridgeland Panthers vs. Northwest Whitfield Bruins

For the second straight game, Ridgeland will face off against Northwest Whitfield. The Panthers will face off against the Bruins at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Ridgeland has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Northwest Whitfield will arrive with six straight wins.

Ridgeland lost 15-4 to Northwest Whitfield on Thursday.

Koltin Webb

Runs

03/04/25 vs Murray County	4
03/05/25 @ Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe	3
04/03/25 vs Northwest Whitfield	2
03/27/25 @ LaFayette	2
03/28/25 vs LaFayette	1
+ 2 more games

Ridgeland saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Koltin Webb, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. The Panthers are 3-1 when Webb posts two or more runs, but 6-11 otherwise.

Northwest Whitfield pushed their record up to 13-10 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for Ridgeland, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.