Baseball Preview: Walsenburg Panthers vs. Sierra Grande Panthers
The Walsenburg Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sierra Grande Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Walsenburg has struggled recently with 24 losses in a row, while Sierra Grande will arrive with ten straight victories.
Walsenburg is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 22-6 walloping at the hands of Rocky Ford last Friday.
Meanwhile, Sierra Grande stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Everything went their way against Centennial as Sierra Grande made off with a 29-1 win. While fans of Sierra Grande might be used to big wins, the 28-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Adrian Casados was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Casados was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Sierra Grande got a massive performance out of Garrick Pettigrew, who scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Derek Martinez, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Walsenburg's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Sierra Grande, they pushed their record up to 10-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Walsenburg suffered a grim 21-4 defeat to Sierra Grande in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Walsenburg, Damian Ferran (who went 3-for-3 with two triples, two stolen bases, and five RBI) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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