Cedar Ridge's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over the Hutto Hippos. The Raiders haven't had any issues with the Hippos recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Caitlin Benningfield was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Gabby Zulfekar
| 04/11/25 @ Hutto | 4 |
| 04/12/24 @ Round Rock | 3 |
| 04/05/24 vs Vandegrift | 3 |
| 04/05/25 @ Vandegrift | 2 |
| 03/25/25 vs McNeil | 2 |
In other batting news, Gabby Zulfekar was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Rachel Hernandez was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Cedar Ridge pushed their record up to 16-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Hutto, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-11.
Cedar Ridge and Hutto should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. The Raiders will challenge Round Rock at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank advantage (141 vs. 409). Meanwhile, Hutto (ranked 375th) will meet Vandegrift (ranked 835th) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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