Softball Game Preview: Cedar Ridge Raiders vs. Manor Mustangs

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Previous Games

02/27/26 - Away	13-2 W
04/01/25 - Away	17-1 W
02/28/25 - Home	16-1 W
04/02/24 - Away	11-2 W
03/08/24 - Home	15-0 W
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Cedar Ridge is a perfect 7-0 against Manor since March of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Raiders will be playing at home against the Mustangs at 11:00 a.m. Cedar Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.

While Cedar Ridge's win against Round Rock Westwood wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Raiders sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over the Warriors on Friday. The Raiders haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.

Matilee Casey looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kennedy Aldridge, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and one triple. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.

Cedar Ridge kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Manor was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They came up short against Stony Point, falling 14-0.

The victory got Cedar Ridge back to even at 10-10-1. As for Manor, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-15.

Everything went Cedar Ridge's way against Manor in their previous meeting back in February, as Cedar Ridge made off with a 13-2 win. Do the Raiders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.