Baseball Game Preview: Paulding Panthers vs. Pandora-Gilboa Rockets

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Previous 4 Games

05/10/24 - Away	6-3 W
05/13/23 - Home	5-4 W
05/13/22 - Away	14-1 W
04/07/17 - Home	13-3 W

Paulding is a perfect 4-0 against Pandora-Gilboa since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rockets at 5:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

On Thursday, Paulding came up short against Fairview and fell 5-1. The contest marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Meanwhile, Pandora-Gilboa also suffered a loss in their last game, falling to Arcadia by a score of 7-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Rockets in their meetings with the Redskins: they've now lost four in a row.

Gavin Lee was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Tressel Grothause also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

Pandora-Gilboa's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Paulding, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.

Paulding was able to grind out a solid win over Pandora-Gilboa when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 6-3. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Rockets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.