The Ridgeview Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Clay Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Wednesday, Ridgeview came up short against Keystone Heights and fell 8-5. Ridgeview has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ridgeview saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Beech, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Torres, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Clay didn't have quite enough to beat Trinity Christian Academy on Thursday and fell 2-1. Clay has not had much luck with Trinity Christian Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Ridgeview now has a losing record at 4-5-1. As for Clay, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Ridgeview has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Clay struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Ridgeview couldn't quite finish off Clay in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 5-3. Can Ridgeview avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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