Baseball Game Preview: Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther/Truman Jaguars vs. New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers

The Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther/Truman Jaguars are taking a road trip to challenge the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther/Truman fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Cleveland on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Clippers by a score of 4-3.

Meanwhile, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 11-5 to United South Central. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther/Truman's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.

Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther/Truman took their victory against New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 12-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Jaguars since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.