Baseball Preview: Elder Panthers vs. Lakota West Firebirds
The Elder Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Lakota West Firebirds at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses dating back to last season for Elder and five for Lakota West dating back to last season.
Elder pushed their score all the way to ten on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Talawanda by a score of 11-10.
Meanwhile, after a 10-9 finish the last time they played, Lakota West and Hamilton decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. Lakota West fell just short of Hamilton by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday.
Elder's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Lakota West, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Elder came out on top in a nail-biter against Lakota West in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elder since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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