The River Ridge Royal Knights will head out to take on the Winter Springs Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (River Ridge 3.6, Winter Springs 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
River Ridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Springstead, sneaking past 2-1. The Royal Knights haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Lilly Jackson
| 05/01/25 vs Springstead | 14 |
| 04/29/25 @ Wesley Chapel | 5 |
| 04/21/25 vs Countryside | 13 |
| 04/17/25 @ Mitchell | 7 |
| 04/15/25 vs Land O' Lakes | 5 |
| 04/14/25 @ Wiregrass Ranch | 9 |
Lilly Jackson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, Winter Springs entered their tilt with East River on Thursday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Falcons by a score of 7-3.
Madison Barahona was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Barahona was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Summer Mason was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Jackson, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and one run.
Winter Springs was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .433 or higher in three consecutive contests.
River Ridge's record is now 13-11. As for Winter Springs, their record now sits at 19-8.
Everything went River Ridge's way against Winter Springs in their previous meeting back in April of 2021, as River Ridge made off with an 8-2 victory. Will the Royal Knights repeat their success, or do the Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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