Pine Ridge hasn't had much luck against Taylor recently, but that could start to change on Monday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Pine Ridge Panthers take on Taylor Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Pine Ridge has given up an average of 15.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Pine Ridge is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game last Thursday. They came up short against Seabreeze, falling 18-2. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Pine Ridge saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addie Pettit, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI. Carla Rivera also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Taylor made easy work of Interlachen last Thursday and carried off a 20-3 victory. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 15 runs or more this season.
Amya Ramos and Caydence Hassell did most of the damage at the plate: Ramos got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Hassell went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. The dominant performance gave Hassell a new career-high in stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Lacey Price, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Taylor was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .548. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Taylor pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 13 runs. As for Pine Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8-1.
Pine Ridge might still be hurting after the 17-2 defeat they got from Taylor in their previous meeting back in February. Will Pine Ridge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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