Baseball Recap: Paxton-Buckley-Loda Wins Going Away Against Ridgeview

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Previous 6 Games

03/28/25 - Home	13-3 W
03/22/24 - Away	2-0 W
03/24/23 - Home	3-0 W
03/16/18 - Home	16-5 W
03/21/15 - Away	13-0 W
03/21/15 - Away	15-0 W

Paxton-Buckley-Loda barely beat Ridgeview the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Paxton-Buckley-Loda was the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over Ridgeview on Friday. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Tyler Cole made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Paxton-Buckley-Loda is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 0-3 otherwise. Cole was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That home run was his first of the season.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Charles Cambridge, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Johnny Rodeen was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

Paxton-Buckley-Loda was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in five consecutive matchups.

The win got Paxton-Buckley-Loda back to even at 3-3. As for Ridgeview, they now have a losing record of 1-2-1.

Looking ahead, Paxton-Buckley-Loda will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Maroa-Forsyth at 11:00 a.m. Maroa-Forsyth's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Paxton-Buckley-Loda's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Ridgeview, they are taking a road trip to take on Clinton at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.