Softball Game Preview: Ridgeland Panthers vs. Gilmer Bobcats

By Team Reports Oct 2, 2024, 10:53pm

Softball Preview: Ridgeland Panthers vs. Gilmer Bobcats

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Ridgeland has gone 8-2 against Gilmer recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withBobcats at 5:30 p.m.

Ridgeland took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Gilmer as Ridgeland made off with a 13-5 win.

For Gilmer's part, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mia Henson, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. What's more, Henson also racked up two hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. Another player making a difference was Emma Cagle, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Even though they lost, Gilmer was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Ridgeland's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-16. As for Gilmer, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-23.

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