Baseball Game Preview: Waterville Panthers vs. Nokomis Warriors

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Previous Games

05/11/26 - Away	0-8 L
05/06/24 - Home	3-13 L
05/06/23 - Away	12-10 W
04/21/23 - Home	1-4 L
05/02/22 - Home	3-10 L
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Waterville and Nokomis are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Panthers will be playing at home against the Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses for Waterville and three for Nokomis.

On Tuesday, Waterville came up short against John Bapst Memorial and fell 6-2.

Felix Chapa was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Chapa was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and one double.

Chapa wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sean Walsh, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Nokomis couldn't beat Cony on Tuesday even though they stacked five runs on them in the sixth inning. The Warriors took a 10-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rams. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Warriors, who until this game were averaging 3.4 runs allowed.

Jeff Carr made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.

Nokomis' defeat dropped their record down to 11-4. As for Waterville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.

Waterville suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Nokomis in their previous meeting on May 11th. Will the Panthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.