The Bradenton Christian Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Manatee Hurricanes at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Bradenton Christian's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Manatee has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Bradenton Christian is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Northside Christian (and have done all season long). Everything went Bradenton Christian's way against Northside Christian on Monday as Bradenton Christian made off with a 16-7 victory.
Addison Johnston was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ava Stanley, who scored a run while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Manatee suffered a tough 16-1 loss at the hands of Parrish Community last Thursday.
Manatee saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Breana Fidler, who went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
Bradenton Christian now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Manatee, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.
Bradenton Christian suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Manatee in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fidler, who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Now that Bradenton Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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