Porter Ridge hasn't had much luck against Marvin Ridge recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Porter Ridge Pirates will welcome the Marvin Ridge Mavericks at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Porter Ridge sitting on three straight wins and Marvin Ridge on seven.
Porter Ridge's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They put the hurt on Palisades with a sharp 16-0 victory. That looming 16-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Pirates yet this season.
Lexi Johnson made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. What's more, she gave up only three hits, the fewest she's had since back in March of 2024. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double. That double was her first of the season.
In other batting news, Kayden Purdy and Harleigh Hopkins did most of the damage at the plate: Purdy scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Hopkins scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Hopkins a new career-high in RBI (two). Georgia Lawrence was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases.
Meanwhile, Marvin Ridge won against Ballantyne Ridge on Wednesday with 13 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Everything went Marvin Ridge's way against Parkwood as Marvin Ridge made off with a 13-5 win. Considering the Mavericks have won four games by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Marvin Ridge pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Porter Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
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