The Ridge Point Panthers will be taking part in a tournament against the Pearland Oilers at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Ridge Point is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Foster on Monday as Ridge Point made off with a 21-7 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Panthers with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for Pearland, as they earned their first road win of the season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Sam Rayburn a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Oilers have beaten the Texans the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Texans has come to flipping the script.
Pearland got a great performance from John Leggett as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Leggett has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Aidan Avalos was incredible, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-3. Those stolen bases were his first of the season. Hayden Mireles was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Pearland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2024.
The win got Ridge Point back to even at 4-4-1. As for Pearland, they picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 6-3.
Ridge Point came up short against Pearland in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, falling 4-1. Can Ridge Point avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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