Baseball Game Preview: Paola Panthers vs. Baldwin Bulldogs

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Previous Games

04/18/24 - Home	2-3 L
05/12/23 - Away	2-5 L
04/20/23 - Away	13-0 W
04/21/22 - Home	16-1 W
04/22/21 - Away	11-8 W
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Paola is 8-2 against Baldwin since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Paola is coming into the game hot, having won their last ten games.

Paola had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Bishop Ward on Tuesday. The Panthers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Cyclones a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Baldwin, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They skirted past Eudora 5-3. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Bulldogs as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.

Paola pushed their record up to 15-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Baldwin, the win got them back to even at 6-6.