Baseball Game Preview: Litchfield Purple Panthers vs. Ramsey Rams

By Team Reports Mar 24, 2024, 8:23am

Preview: Litchfield Purple Panthers vs. Ramsey Rams

Litchfield is 3-0 against Ramsey since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Litchfield Purple Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Ramsey Rams at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Litchfield has seven straight wins, Ramsey has 19 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Litchfield had a rough season last year, but they look ready to turn that poor record around this year. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over Auburn on Friday.

Litchfield let Titan Hires and Drake Gasperson loose on the outfield. Hires got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI, while Gasperson scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Ramsey's offense. They suffered a tough 10-0 defeat at the hands of Central A & M on Thursday.

Litchfield pushed their record up to 7-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Ramsey, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.

Litchfield took their victory against Ramsey in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Litchfield since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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