The Atlantic Sharks will take on the Pine Ridge Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Atlantic will be strutting in after a win while Pine Ridge will be coming in after a loss.
Atlantic's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Mainland as they made off with a 10-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Sharks in their matchups with the Buccaneers: they've now won six in a row.
Nicolas Lutton
| 02/20/26 vs Deltona | 5 |
| 03/02/26 @ St. Joseph Academy | 2 |
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Mainland's batters probably weren't too happy with Nicolas Lutton, who pitched a no hitter (he gave up zero walks). Lutton also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Atlantic is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-6 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jayden Lombardi, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March of 2025. Another player making a difference was Ezra Goulding, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.
Atlantic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Pine Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Eustis.
Pine Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Atlantic, their victory bumped their record up to 4-7.
Atlantic came out on top in a nail-biter against Pine Ridge when the teams last played back in February of 2025, sneaking past 2-1. Do the Sharks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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