The Ridgeland Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Northwest Whitfield Bruins at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Ridgeland and LaFayette meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. Ridgeland fell 7-2 to LaFayette.
Bryson Duke made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northwest Whitfield). They put the hurt on Gilmer with a sharp 10-0 victory on Friday. The Bruins have beaten the Bobcats the last nine times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Bobcats has come to flipping the script.
Northwest Whitfield now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Ridgeland, their loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-10.
Ridgeland skirted past Northwest Whitfield 6-4 in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Will Ridgeland repeat their success, or does Northwest Whitfield has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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