Baseball Preview: Fruitland Grizzlies vs. Parma Panthers
Fruitland is 8-2 against Parma since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Fruitland Grizzlies will be playing at home against the Parma Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Fruitland gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They put the hurt on Payette with a sharp 15-6 win. Winning may never get old, but Fruitland sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Fruitland let Landon Bushong and Titus Vidlak loose on the outfield. Bushong scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5, while Vidlak scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Vidlak has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinn Hood, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Parma made easy work of McCall-Donnelly on Monday and carried off a 9-2 victory.
Kaden Cole spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Samuel Hultman, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Jacob Mikelson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Fruitland is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Parma, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-12.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Fruitland has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Parma struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Fruitland's way against Parma in their previous meeting on April 8th as Fruitland made off with a 15-1 victory. Will Fruitland repeat their success, or does Parma have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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