The Pine Ridge Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the DeLand Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Pine Ridge will be strutting in after a victory while DeLand will be coming in after a defeat.
Pine Ridge will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Father Lopez on Thursday. The Panthers blew past the Green Wave 18-3. The win was some much needed relief for the Panthers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Addie Pettit and Carla Rivera did most of the damage at the plate: Pettit scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Rivera scored three runs while going 1-for-2. Those two stolen bases gave Pettit a new career-high. Alianna Colon also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen bases of the season.
Pine Ridge hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for DeLand's offense. They came up short against Seminole on Friday, falling 11-0. The Bulldogs just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Pine Ridge picked up their first home victory, bumping their record up to 2-12-1. As for DeLand, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
Pine Ridge suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to DeLand in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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