Ridgecroft is 1-9 against Pungo Christian Academy since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. Ridgecroft will square off against Pungo Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ridgecroft has five straight victories, Pungo Christian Academy has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Ridgecroft's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Hertford County 15-0. Considering the Rams have won four matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Hannah Slaughter was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Callie Liverman, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, one triple, and one run.
Ridgecroft was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .562. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .320 or higher in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Pungo Christian Academy came up short against Ridgecroft on Monday, falling 9-1.
Ridgecroft pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Pungo Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything went Ridgecroft's way against Pungo Christian Academy when the teams last played on Monday, as Ridgecroft made off with a 9-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ridgecroft since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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