The Florence Eagles will square off against the Ridgeland Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Florence 3.1, Ridgeland 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Florence is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Sumrall, who was ranked 13th at the time (Florence was ranked 16th). The Eagles fell just short of the Bobcats by a score of 5-4 on Thursday. The Eagles' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Florence saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Griffin, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Ridgeland posted their closest win since March 23, 2024 on Saturday. They skirted past Pearl 5-3. The victory continues a trend for the Titans in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now won three in a row.
Isaiah McClenty was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Dakarai Wallace, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Ridgeland's win bumped their record up to 10-7. As for Florence, their loss dropped their record down to 17-5.
Florence suffered a grim 16-7 defeat to Ridgeland in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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