The Pine Ridge Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Lake Mary Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Pine Ridge's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Lake Mary's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Pine Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over South Lake two weeks ago. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Panthers with their most commanding win of the season.
Loren Cheatham tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
Christopher Kable
| 03/12/25 vs South Lake | 4 |
| 02/12/25 @ Father Lopez | 2 |
| 02/28/25 @ Seminole | 1 |
| 02/26/25 vs Eustis | 1 |
On the hitting side, Pine Ridge let Christopher Kable and Kenny Capria run wild. Kable went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and one double, while Capria scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Those four RBI gave Kable a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Wilder, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Pine Ridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Lake Mary entered their tilt with Oviedo on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They skirted past the Lions 9-7. That's two games straight that the Rams have won by exactly two runs.
Pine Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. Lake Mary's record is now 8-10.
Pine Ridge might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Lake Mary when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can Pine Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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