Ridge Community is 1-8 against Winter Haven since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bolts will square off against the Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. Ridge Community is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Ridge Community is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Haines City a 12-0 shutout.
Edger Olmeda looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
Adrian Cuadrado
| 04/07/25 @ Frostproof | 3 |
| 04/14/25 vs Haines City | 2 |
| 04/03/25 vs Discovery | 2 |
| 03/18/25 vs Haines City | 2 |
| 03/28/25 @ Winter Haven | 1 |
| + 5 more games |
On the hitting side, Adrian Cuadrado was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Ridge Community's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 10-11 when he doesn't). Deniel Serrano was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
Ridge Community always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .630. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Winter Haven gave up the first runs last Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Lake Wales, sneaking past 7-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Devils.
Ridge Community's record now sits at 14-11. As for Winter Haven, their record is now 11-14.
Ridge Community might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Winter Haven when the teams last played back in March. Can the Bolts avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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