Baseball Game Preview: Briarwood Christian Lions vs. Pelham Panthers

By Team Reports Mar 20, 2024, 3:56pm

Preview: Briarwood Christian Lions vs. Pelham Panthers

Briarwood Christian is 1-9 against Pelham since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Briarwood Christian Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pelham Panthers at 5:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Briarwood Christian fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Pleasant Grove on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 4-3.

Meredith Kellum was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.

Meanwhile, Pelham didn't have quite enough to beat Plainview on Saturday and fell 3-2.

Pelham saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was McKenzie Little, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI. Little has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.

Briarwood Christian's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Pelham, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.

Briarwood Christian couldn't quite finish off Pelham when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 9-7. Will Briarwood Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.

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