Pine Ridge lost against New Smyrna Beach last Friday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Pine Ridge Panthers fell just short of the New Smyrna Beach Barracudas by a score of 4-3. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Pine Ridge in their matchups with New Smyrna Beach: they've now lost three in a row.
Derrick Walker made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On New Smyrna Beach's side, Mattox Meeks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on eight hits and racked up nine Ks. Meeks has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, New Smyrna Beach saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landyn Abernethy, who went 2-for-3 with a double. Another player making a difference was Tate Haag, who went 3-for-3 with a double.
Pine Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for New Smyrna Beach, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season.
Pine Ridge will be playing in front of their home fans against University at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for New Smyrna Beach, they will head out on the road to face off against DeLand at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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