Baseball Game Preview: Centralia Panthers vs. Doniphan West Mustangs

The Centralia Panthers will square off against the Doniphan West Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Centralia is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since April 3rd on Monday. They lost 9-2 to Frankfort. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Doniphan West fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Onaga on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-3 to the Buffaloes, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Centralia's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Doniphan West, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-5.

Centralia suffered a grim 16-6 defeat to Doniphan West when the teams last played on April 3rd. Will the Panthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.