Baseball Game Preview: Milano Eagles vs. Abbott Panthers

The Milano Eagles will square off against the Abbott Panthers at 2:50 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Milano took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Bishop Reicher Catholic with a sharp 12-2 win. With that victory, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.

Jackson Reyes

Runs Batted In (Career)

02/25/25 vs Bishop Reicher Catholic	4
04/05/24 vs Chilton	3
03/08/24 vs Somerville	2
03/08/24 vs Snook	2
02/23/24 vs Somerville	2

The team relied heavily on Jackson Reyes, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Frei, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.

Milano always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bishop Reicher Catholic only posted an OBP of .250.

Meanwhile, everything went Abbott's way against Italy on Tuesday as Abbott made off with a 23-5 win.

Milano's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs over those games. As for Abbott, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.