Baseball Preview: Pinckneyville Panthers vs. Nashville Hornets
Pinckneyville is 0-10 against Nashville since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Pinckneyville Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Nashville Hornets at 4:30 p.m.
Pinckneyville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Zeigler-Royalton by a score of 7-6.
Aaron Rixmann made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Riley Mohr was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Nashville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Benton a 16-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Nashville, who have now won 11 games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Pinckneyville's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Nashville, they pushed their record up to 14-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Pinckneyville might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Nashville when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Pinckneyville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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