The Pine Ridge Panthers will challenge the South Lake Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Pine Ridge 2.3, South Lake 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Pine Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Trinity Christian Academy on Friday as Pine Ridge made off with a 10-3 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Panthers needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.
Loren Cheatham tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in March of 2024.
On the hitting side, Kenny Capria was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. Abiezer Robledo was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, South Lake suffered their biggest loss since April 19, 2024 on Tuesday. They came up short against New Smyrna Beach, falling 7-1.
South Lake also got a good showing from V Shields, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Shields a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
At the plate, South Lake saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was C Weaver, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Pine Ridge pushed their record up to 6-3-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 6.8 runs. As for South Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Pine Ridge has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like South Lake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.5 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
