Baseball Recap: Matanzas Takes a Loss

Pine Ridge hit Matanzas with a four-run fourth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Pirates lost 12-2 to the Panthers. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.

Wiley Conner made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Matanzas' loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Pine Ridge, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-4 record.

Coming up, Matanzas will welcome Belleview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Pirates' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Rattlers have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Pine Ridge, they will face off against Seabreeze at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Sandcrabs have averaged an impressive 8.6 runs per game this season.