The Oakleaf Knights will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Ridgeview Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Oakleaf's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Ridgeview's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, Oakleaf sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over Union County.
Landon McDonald looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Jeter Farina was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Walker, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Ridgeview had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Flagler Palm Coast by a score of 5-1 on Tuesday. The victory was just what Ridgeview needed coming off of an 11-2 loss in their prior game.
Ridgeview's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Douglas Langley, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Oakleaf pushed their record up to 7-5 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Ridgeview, their record now sits at 5-6-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Oakleaf has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Ridgeview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Oakleaf couldn't quite finish off Ridgeview in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 8-6. Thankfully for Oakleaf, Billy Girgis (who tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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