Baseball Game Preview: Collinsville Panthers vs. Fyffe Red Devils

For the second straight game, Collinsville will face off against Fyffe. The Panthers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Collinsville 4.1, Fyffe 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Collinsville took a six-run loss the last time they faced off against Fyffe, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Panthers came out on top against the Red Devils on Tuesday by a score of 4-3 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).

Jake Middlebrooks was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run.

Collinsville has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.9 runs over those games. As for Fyffe, they moved to 13-5 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak.