Pine View is 1-9 against Cedar since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Panthers will head out to square off against the Reds at 3:00 p.m. Pine View will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Pine View is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Moapa Valley 21-7 on Thursday. With that win, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 6.9 runs per game.
Kylie Carpenter was incredible, getting on base in five of her six plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and three RBI. What's more, she posted three hits, the most she's had over her last 13 games. Brenika Frandsen was another key player, getting on base in five of her six plate appearances with five RBI, one run, and one double.
Pine View was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .459. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Cedar scored first but ultimately less than Pine View in their matchup on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 14-13. Even if the Reds couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Kate Lopez was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Kinzie Hawkins, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Cedar now has a losing record of 7-8. As for Pine View, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 4-10.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Pine View hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Cedar struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.4 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Pine View skirted past Cedar 14-13 when the teams last played on Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
