Baseball Preview: North Valleys Panthers vs. Truckee Wolverines
After two games on the road, North Valleys is heading back home. They will take on the Truckee Wolverines at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Saturday, North Valleys needed a bit of extra time to put away South Tahoe. They came out on top against the Vikings by a score of 11-8.
Caden Birch made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Birch was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jeremy Dowell, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Austin Dozier was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Truckee entered their tilt with Sparks with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They beat the Railroaders on Friday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-0. Considering Truckee has won seven matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
North Valleys' win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-8. As for Truckee, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
North Valleys skirted past Truckee 15-14 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will North Valleys repeat their success, or does Truckee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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