Pine Crest is 1-9 against Cardinal Gibbons since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pine Crest Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs at 4:00 p.m. Cardinal Gibbons took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Pine Crest, who comes in off a win.
Pine Crest's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They had just enough and edged Miami Country Day out 1-0.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Gibbons unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Westminster Academy by a score of 5-4.
Lydia Berent was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Berent has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Berent was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Morgan Beavers made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Pine Crest is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-8 record this season. As for Cardinal Gibbons, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-4.
Pine Crest might still be hurting after the 9-1 loss they got from Cardinal Gibbons when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Pine Crest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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