Baseball Game Preview: Bristol Panthers vs. Mathews Mustangs

Panthers

Runs

04/16/25 @ Pymatuning Valley	6
04/14/25 vs Windham	13
04/09/25 vs Lordstown	11
04/03/25 vs Conneaut	14
+ 3 more games

Bristol is 2-8 against Mathews since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. Bristol is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last seven times Bristol and Pymatuning Valley have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Wednesday. The Panthers fell just short of the Lakers by a score of 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Panthers have suffered since May 10, 2024.

Brock Pierce made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jack Berry, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, Mathews didn't have quite enough to beat Windham on Monday and fell 7-6. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Bristol's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Mathews, they now have a losing record of 2-3.

Bristol took their win against Mathews in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 14-3 score. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.