Firebirds
| 05/14/25 vs Army-Navy | 12 |
| 04/03/25 vs Liberty Charter | 10 |
| 04/28/25 @ Orange Glen | 9 |
| 04/18/25 @ Guajome Park Academy | 9 |
| 03/26/25 vs St. Joseph Academy | 8 |
There's no place like home for Pacific Ridge, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Army-Navy Warriors on Wednesday as they made off with a 14-2 win. Considering the Firebirds have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Michael Fredericks and Brendan Huggett were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Fredericks tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Huggett didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. At the plate, Fredericks got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs and one RBI, while Huggett got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run. Fredericks has become a key player for Pacific Ridge: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-10 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cal Chivers, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two doubles. He is becoming a predictor of Pacific Ridge's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 4-10 when he doesn't). Miles Labovitch was another key player, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Pacific Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Army-Navy, they dropped their record down to 5-17 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Pacific Ridge will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Warriors: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
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