The New Smyrna Beach Barracudas will be playing at home against the Pine Ridge Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
New Smyrna Beach fell victim to Windermere and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. Their rough 7-0 loss to the Wolverines might stick with them for a while.
New Smyrna Beach got a good showing from Jayden Colamonico, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Colamonico has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Pine Ridge entered their tilt with Mainland with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 win over the Buccaneers on Tuesday. Nine seems to be a good number for Pine Ridge as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Pine Ridge got a massive performance out of Alek Rentas, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Kenny Capria was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
New Smyrna Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Pine Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
New Smyrna Beach skirted past Pine Ridge 3-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will New Smyrna Beach repeat their success, or does Pine Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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