Baseball Preview: Maryvale Panthers vs. Metro Tech Knights
The Maryvale Panthers are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Metro Tech Knights at 6:00 p.m. Maryvale will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Maryvale is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Camelback on Monday as Maryvale made off with a 15-3 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Luis Rodriguez was incredible, scoring four runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Axel Aguilar, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Metro Tech has not done well against Sierra Linda recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Metro Tech came out on top in a nail-biter against Sierra Linda and snuck past 8-7.
Maryvale's record is now 4-14. As for Metro Tech, their record now sits at 6-10.
Everything went Maryvale's way against Metro Tech in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Maryvale made off with an 18-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maryvale since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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