Baseball Preview: Early Panthers vs. Hartville Eagles
Early is 0-3 against Hartville since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Early Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Hartville Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Early will be strutting in after a win while Hartville will be coming in after a loss.
Early can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-1 margin over Chadwick. The victory was familiar territory for Early who now have three in a row.
Colby Pellham and Ben Lewis were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Pellham pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Lewis didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Pellham has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Pellham scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Lewis scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Early got a massive performance out of Jacob Presley, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Landen Burrow, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Hartville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Willow Springs by a score of 8-6.
Early is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Hartville, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
Early might still be hurting after the 14-6 defeat they got from Hartville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Early avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
