Baseball Preview: Magnolia Panthers vs. El Dorado Wildcats
Magnolia is 2-8 against El Dorado since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Magnolia Panthers will play host again on Monday to welcome the El Dorado Wildcats, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. El Dorado took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Magnolia, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, Magnolia beat Arkadelphia 5-1.
Meanwhile, El Dorado was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell victim to a rough 12-2 loss at the hands of Lake Hamilton.
Magnolia is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for El Dorado, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
Magnolia came up short against El Dorado in their previous meeting back in February, falling 7-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of El Dorado's Brett Major, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Now that Magnolia knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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