Baseball Preview: Peoria Panthers vs. Cactus Cobras
Peoria is 10-0 against Cactus since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Peoria Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Cactus Cobras at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Tuesday, Peoria suffered a tough 10-4 defeat at the hands of Goldwater. Peoria has not had much luck with Goldwater recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Peoria saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Diego Zamora, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Cactus was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 8-1 walloping at the hands of Estrella Foothills.
Peoria's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-8. As for Cactus, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11-1.
Peoria came out on top in a nail-biter against Cactus when the teams last played last Monday, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Peoria since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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