Fossil Ridge is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Tuesday. They will welcome the Brewer Bears at 7:00 p.m.
Fossil Ridge is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs last Thursday, they were much more limited against Byron Nelson last Friday. They lost 9-1 to the Bobcat. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Panthers have suffered since February 12th.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Brewer, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Chisholm Trail a 17-0 shutout on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.
Samantha Aguirre was a standout: she went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and five RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Welch, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Brewer was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .615. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Brewer has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Fossil Ridge, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Fossil Ridge came up short against Brewer in their previous meeting back in April of 2025, falling 11-6. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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