The Armuchee Indians will face off against the Ridgeland Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Armuchee's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home while Ridgeland has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
Armuchee's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Pepperell as they made off with a 9-0 victory. Considering the Indians have won 12 games by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Ridgeland came out on top against Gilmer on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run seventh inning. The Panthers narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Bobcats 9-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Panthers have posted against the Bobcats since August 12, 2023.
Ridgeland let Kailynn Bailey and Alaina Shaver run wild. Bailey went 3-for-4 with one home run, two RBI, and one double, while Shaver went 1-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Those three runs gave Shaver a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordyn Thomas, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: Ridgeland lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. They are 5-1 when they post two or more home runs.
Armuchee's win bumped their record up to 15-9. As for Ridgeland, their victory bumped their record up to 11-14.
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