The Pine Ridge Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Flagler Palm Coast took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Pine Ridge, who comes in off a win.
Pine Ridge is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 10-3 margin over Seabreeze on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Pine Ridge.
Pine Ridge got a great performance from Tyler Wright as he tossed five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Wright has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sam Figueroa, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kenny Capria, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Flagler Palm Coast unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Fleming Island by a score of 5-4.
Flagler Palm Coast also got a good showing from Adam Kleinfelder, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Cody Clymer was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Flagler Palm Coast didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Pine Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Flagler Palm Coast, their loss dropped their record down to 12-11.
Pine Ridge came up short against Flagler Palm Coast in their previous meeting on Thursday, falling 9-6. Can Pine Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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