Baseball Preview: Fortuna Huskies vs. McKinleyville Panthers
The Fortuna Huskies will head out on the road to challenge the McKinleyville Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Even though Fortuna couldn't quite topple Del Norte on Saturday, it was still a huge improvement compared to the ten-point loss they took when the two last played. Fortuna blew past Del Norte 8-2. The victory was just what Fortuna needed coming off of a 10-0 defeat in their prior game.
Meanwhile, McKinleyville stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand South Fork a 10-0 shutout. Ten seems to be a good number for McKinleyville as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Fortuna's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-7-1. As for McKinleyville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-4.
Fortuna might still be hurting after the 14-3 loss they got from McKinleyville when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Fortuna avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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