Baseball Game Preview: Ridgeview Mustangs vs. Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers

The Ridgeview Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Things were looking good for Ridgeview after they put the first runs on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 11-1 to Heyworth. The contest marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Ridgeview saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Mason, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Gardner-South Wilmington faced off against Wilmington on Friday. The Panthers came up short against the Wildcats, falling 10-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Wildcats: they've now lost six in a row.

Gardner-South Wilmington's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Ridgeview, they moved to 5-4-1 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Ridgeview's speedy runners might be the difference in Tuesday's game. The Mustangs have been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.2 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Gardner-South Wilmington, though, as they've been averaging only 1.1 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Ridgeview continue to outrun the ball?

Ridgeview took their victory against Gardner-South Wilmington when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 9-2 score. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.