Baseball Game Preview: Camp Point Central Panthers vs. Rushville-Industry Rockets

The Camp Point Central Panthers will take on the Rushville-Industry Rockets at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

It was a proper cat-fight when Camp Point Central took on Beardstown on Monday. Camp Point Central fell 6-3 to Beardstown. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Colton Cooley was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 17 runs the game before, Rushville-Industry was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They lost 12-2 to Cuba/Spoon River Valley. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Rockets have suffered since April 10, 2024.

Camp Point Central now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Rushville-Industry, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.

Everything went Camp Point Central's way against Rushville-Industry in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as Camp Point Central made off with a 15-9 win. Does Camp Point Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rushville-Industry turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.