The Cedar Ridge Raiders will square off against the Friendswood Mustangs at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cedar Ridge: 3.9, Friendswood: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Cedar Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 17-4 margin over Magnolia West on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Matthew Fletcher
| 03/06/25 vs Magnolia West | 7 |
| 02/28/25 vs Georgetown | 2 |
| 02/27/25 @ Davenport | 0 |
| 02/24/25 @ Liberty Hill | 2 |
| 04/27/24 @ Georgetown | 5 |
| + 2 more games |
Matthew Fletcher was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Matthew Mabry was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with three runs and four RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Riggs Gordon was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Cedar Ridge hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Friendswood beat South Houston 6-1 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Friendswood pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Cedar Ridge, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
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