Baseball Game Preview: Stevens Point Panthers vs. Watertown Goslings

By Team Reports Apr 12, 2024, 10:09am

Baseball Preview: Stevens Point Panthers vs. Watertown Goslings

The Stevens Point Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Watertown Goslings at 11:00 a.m. in Saturday's first game. Stevens Point will be looking to keep their 20-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.

On Thursday, Stevens Point was able to grind out a solid win over D.C. Everest, taking the game 6-1.

Meanwhile, Watertown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Waunakee by a score of 2-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Watertown has scored all season.

Eliot Roethle was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.

At the plate, Watertown saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Fendt, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.

Stevens Point's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Watertown, they now have a losing record at 2-3.

Stevens Point beat Watertown 8-4 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Does Stevens Point have another victory up their sleeve, or will Watertown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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