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| 04/16/24 - Away | 7-8 L |
| 03/04/22 - Home | 11-4 W |
| 03/05/21 - Away | 17-4 W |
| 03/06/20 - Home | 4-2 W |
| 03/03/15 - Home | 6-11 L |
| 02/20/15 - Away | 5-7 L |
East Ridge and Oviedo are an even 3-3 against one another since February of 2015, but likely not for long. East Ridge will be playing in front of their home fans against Oviedo at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in East Ridge's favor as the team sits on ten straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Oviedo has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, East Ridge got the win against Grove City Christian by a conclusive 17-1. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won ten matches by six runs or more so far this season.
East Ridge got a massive performance out of Kaitlyn Halley, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those two doubles gave Halley a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Amberlynn Collins, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
East Ridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .571. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .440 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Oviedo fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Viera on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 6-1 to the Hawks.
Oviedo saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Scarlett Griffiths, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Oviedo's loss dropped their record down to 1-15. As for East Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 13-2.
Oviedo's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: East Ridge has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .455. It's a different story for Oviedo, though, as they've only averaged .295. Will they be able to contain East Ridge's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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