Baseball Game Preview: Chatham Panthers vs. Highland Huskies

The Chatham Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Highland Huskies at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Chatham is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.

Chatham took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Catskill by a score of 9-5. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Cats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Bronson Haner

Hits (Career)

05/02/25 vs Catskill	3
05/01/25 @ Ballston Spa	1
04/29/25 vs Hudson	1
04/21/25 @ Germantown	1
04/15/25 @ Cairo-Durham	1

The team relied heavily on Bronson Haner, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Jacob Carroll was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Chatham always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Catskill only posted an OBP of .344.

Meanwhile, Highland came tearing into Thursday's game with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victors by a 13-1 margin over the Warriors. The Huskies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by nine runs or more this season.

Highland's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. As for Chatham, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.