Baseball Game Preview: Cleveland Storm vs. Piedra Vista Panthers

The Cleveland Storm will square off against the Piedra Vista Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.

Cleveland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Farmington, who was ranked 13th at the time (Cleveland was ranked third). The Storm lost 18-7 to the Scorpions on Tuesday. The Storm's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Piedra Vista ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They skirted past Cibola 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Panthers have posted since March 27th.

The win made it two in a row for Piedra Vista and bumps their season record up to 15-8. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games. As for Cleveland, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-7.

Cleveland came up short against Piedra Vista in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 4-1. Will the Storm have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.