Ridgecroft is 1-9 against Pungo Christian Academy since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. Ridgecroft will head out to face off against Pungo Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. Ridgecroft is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Ridgecroft will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Monday, then bounced right back against Albemarle School on Wednesday. Ridgecroft put the hurt on Albemarle School with a sharp 12-4 win. The Rams haven't had any issues with the Colts recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
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The team relied heavily on Jay Gaston, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Lucas Cutchins was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, while Pungo Christian Academy put up some runs, the same can't be said for Ridgecroft. Pungo Christian Academy walked away with a 4-0 win over Ridgecroft.
Pungo Christian Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Byrd, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Byrd has become a key player for Pungo Christian Academy: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-4 otherwise.
Pungo Christian Academy's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-4. As for Ridgecroft, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Ridgecroft couldn't quite get it done against Pungo Christian Academy when the teams last played on Monday as they fell 4-0. Can Ridgecroft avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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