Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pine Ridge). They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Matanzas Pirates on Thursday. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Pirates recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Ben Clupper
| 02/27/25 @ Matanzas | 8 |
| 02/14/25 @ Atlantic | 3 |
| 04/08/24 @ Titusville | 3 |
| 03/14/24 @ Mainland | 2 |
| 03/18/24 @ Lake Mary | 1 |
Pine Ridge got a great performance from Ben Clupper as he struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. The dominant performance gave Clupper a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Sam Figueroa was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He also put up an RBI, which was his first of the season. Gabriel Gonzalez was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Pine Ridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory got Pine Ridge back to even at 2-2-2. As for Matanzas, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-7.
Pine Ridge and Matanzas' could be walking into a shootout. Pine Ridge allows their opponents to put quite a few scores each game. Matanzas allows their opponents to put quite a few scores each game.
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