Baseball Preview: Southeastern Panthers vs. Miami Trace Panthers
The Southeastern Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Miami Trace Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Southeastern lost 9-2 to Huntington on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for Southeastern in their matchups with Huntington: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Miami Trace had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Blue Lions by a score of 5-1. Five seems to be a good number for Miami Trace as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Gaige Stuckey made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over 5.2 innings pitched. Stuckey was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cooper Enochs, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a double.
Southeastern's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8-1. As for Miami Trace, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Southeastern came up short against Miami Trace when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 11-6. Can Southeastern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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