Baseball Game Preview: Buckeye Panthers vs. Many Tigers

The Buckeye Panthers will face off against the Many Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Buckeye comes in on four and Many on three.

On Tuesday, Buckeye needed a bit of extra time to put away Jena. They had just enough and edged out the Giants 2-1. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by just one run.

Meanwhile, Many sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over Leesville on Tuesday.

Kaghan Miller was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Many is 8-4 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 9-10 otherwise. Miller was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Jonas Hendrickson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ryder Gunter, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

Many was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .364 or higher in three consecutive contests.

Buckeye's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-6. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Many, their victory bumped their record up to 17-14.

Buckeye skirted past Many 3-2 in their previous meeting back in March of 2018. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.