Matanzas hasn't had much luck against Pine Ridge recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Matanzas Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pine Ridge Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Matanzas is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They lost 9-3 to Menendez. That's two games in a row now that the Pirates have lost by exactly six runs.
Alonso Quintana and Wiley Connor stepped up to the plate in a big way. Quintana scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Connor got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases. Quintana also put up a stolen base, which was his first of the season. Dylan Vanderbur was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Panthers on Wednesday. Pine Ridge fell 7-3 to Eustis.
Sam Figueroa and Gabriel Gonzalez did some serious damage despite the final result: Figueroa scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Gonzalez scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Matanzas' loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Pine Ridge, they now have a losing record of 1-2-2.
Matanzas came up short against Pine Ridge in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 5-1. Will Matanzas have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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