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The Knights Battle the Bulls Tonight
The River Ridge Royal Knights are taking on the Wiregrass Ranch Bulls in a conference match at 7pm.
The Royal Knights (3-4) are looking to make a statement by beating the Wiregrass Ranch Bulls (5-2), as the Knights are desperately seeking to get back to a .500 record.
The two varsity baseball teams are playing a conference match on Thursday night at River Ridge. A win would definitely boost the Knights' esteem continuing on to another important game against conference opponent Lecanto High School on March 8th.
The Knights' probable starter for Thursday night is junior Tommy Peterson, who has yet to get a decision on a game in three appearances.
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Wiregrass is averaging over four runs more than River Ridge in a game, so the Knights will need an above average performance by the starting pitcher in order to level the playing field.
Also, the Knights will need more offensive production from their key players in the batting order to get a win against the Bulls.
