Rickards is 0-3 against Florida State University High School since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rickards Raiders will be playing at home against the Florida State University High School Seminoles at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Rickards is is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of FAMU DRS by a score of 10-9.
Shaniah Bennett was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Arriana Wilson, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Rickards didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as FAMU DRS only tossed 11.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Florida State University High School's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Franklin County.
Dillyn Suggs was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Rickards' loss dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Florida State University High School, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-13.
Rickards suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Florida State University High School in their previous meeting on April 1st. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Florida State University High School's Shyla Wiley, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over 5.2 innings pitched. Now that Rickards knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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