The Pine Ridge Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Trinity Christian Academy Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Pine Ridge's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Trinity Christian Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Pine Ridge fell victim to Seabreeze and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Sandcrabs by a score of 1-0. The Panthers' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Pine Ridge saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Figueroa, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Trinity Christian Academy). They put the hurt on Circle Christian with a sharp 19-5 win on Thursday. With that victory, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Anthony Panetta, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Waylon Hess, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Trinity Christian Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April of 2024.
Trinity Christian Academy's record now sits at 3-7. As for Pine Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Pine Ridge has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Trinity Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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