Baseball Game Preview: Plant Panthers vs. Wharton Wildcats

For the second straight game, Plant will face off against Wharton. The Panthers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Plant is coming into the game hot, having won their last nine games.

Plant is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top against Wharton by a score of 11-6. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

For Wharton's part, Chase Anello was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Chase Andress, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and two RBI.

Plant's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-6. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Wharton, they moved to 23-6 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.