Baseball Preview: Wayne Badgers vs. Pinnacle Panthers
Wayne is 10-0 against Pinnacle since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Wayne Badgers will be playing at home against the Pinnacle Panthers. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Wayne and six for Pinnacle dating back to last season.
Wayne is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Panguitch on Saturday. They lost 12-2 to the Bobcats. That's two games in a row now that the Badgers have lost by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, Pinnacle couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost 15-3 to Piute on Wednesday.
Pinnacle saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryson Shumway, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Wayne's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-3. As for Pinnacle, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Wayne took their victory against Pinnacle when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 22-5. Will Wayne repeat their success, or does Pinnacle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
