Baseball Game Preview: Ben Davis on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 6:24am

Baseball Preview: Ben Davis Giants vs. North Central Panthers

Ben Davis is 2-8 against North Central since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Ben Davis Giants will be playing at home against the North Central Panthers at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Ben Davis is is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They fell 4-1 to Plainfield.

Ben Davis got a good showing from Joaquin Guzman, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

On the hitting side, Avery Mitchell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and an RBI.

Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, North Central's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory by a score of 2-0.

Ben Davis' loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for North Central, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-6.

Ben Davis suffered a grim 12-3 defeat to North Central in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Ben Davis avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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