Baseball Preview: Del Norte Warriors vs. McKinleyville Panthers
The Del Norte Warriors will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the McKinleyville Panthers at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Del Norte: 3.9, McKinleyville: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
After soaring to ten runs the game before, Del Norte was a bit more limited in their contest last Saturday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 8-2 walloping at the hands of Fortuna.
Del Norte saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Preston Daniels, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, McKinleyville put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 14-2 margin over Fortuna. While fans of McKinleyville might be used to big wins, the 12-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Del Norte's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-6-1. As for McKinleyville, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-4.
Del Norte came out on top in a nail-biter against McKinleyville in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Del Norte repeat their success, or does McKinleyville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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