Alonso and Plant are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2021, but likely not for long. The Alonso Ravens are taking a road trip to face off against the Plant Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alonso will be strutting in after a victory while Plant will be coming in after a defeat.
Alonso took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Gaither 5-4. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Alonso got a great performance from Julian Batista as he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Batista has become a key player for Alonso: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-2 otherwise.
Jordan Campos
| 03/04/25 vs Gaither | 2 |
| 02/27/25 vs Palm Harbor University | 1 |
| 02/18/25 vs Blake | 1 |
| 02/11/25 @ Armwood | 1 |
| 04/01/24 vs Plant City | 1 |
On the hitting side, Alonso's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Campos, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI. Those two hits gave Campos a new career-high.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Plant's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Jefferson by a score of 4-3.
Alonso is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. Plant's loss dropped their record down to 6-2.
Alonso was able to grind out a solid victory over Plant when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 7-3. Will Alonso repeat their success, or does Plant have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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