Baseball Game Preview: Murphy Panthers vs. Rain Red Raiders

Murphy is on a nine-game streak of home losses, and Rain a seven-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Wednesday. The Murphy Panthers will host the Rain Red Raiders at 6:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Fruitdale hit Murphy with a six-run fourth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Panthers lost 12-1 to the Pirates.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Rain was a bit more limited in their game two weeks ago. They came up short against Williamson, falling 16-2.

Rain's loss dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Murphy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-24-1.

Murphy got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in April of 2021 against Rain by a conclusive 12-0 score. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Red Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.