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| 03/18/25 - Home | 16-4 W |
| 04/08/24 - Home | 5-0 W |
| 04/08/24 - Home | 7-2 W |
| 02/22/22 - Home | 12-8 W |
| 02/24/21 - Home | 9-6 W |
| + 5 more games |
Collinsville and Sylvania are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Collinsville Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Sylvania Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Collinsville is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between Collinsville and Sylvania, and Collinsville kept the tradition alive. Collinsville put the hurt on Sylvania with a sharp 16-4 win on Tuesday. Considering the Panthers have won seven games by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Gavin Lang made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jake Middlebrooks, who fired off two home runs, seven RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in home runs. Another player making a difference was Cooper(Jameson) Coker, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two RBI, and one double.
Collinsville lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Collinsville pushed their record up to 11-4 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Sylvania, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
Sylvania's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Collinsville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Sylvania, though, as they've been averaging only 3.9 strikeouts. Will Collinsville keep running through batters, or will Sylvania buck the trend? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
