Pine Ridge is 1-9 against Matanzas since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Pine Ridge Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Matanzas Pirates at 4:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Pine Ridge is is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. Their tough 23-14 defeat to Atlantic might stick with them for a while.
Delana Dipio made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored five runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Alianna Colon, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Matanzas unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 13-2 walloping at the hands of Western.
Matanzas saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashley Sampselle, who went 2-for-2 with a triple and an RBI. Sampselle has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Pine Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Matanzas, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-3.
Pine Ridge might still be hurting after the 11-5 loss they got from Matanzas when the teams last played back in April of 2021. Thankfully for Pine Ridge, Emma Wood (who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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