Baseball Preview: Parma Panthers vs. Homedale Trojans
Parma is 1-9 against Homedale since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Parma Panthers will take on the Homedale Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Parma is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Baker/Powder Valley by a score of 16-14 on Saturday. Parma just can't catch a break and has now endured four defeats in a row.
Kaden Cole was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Correll, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Homedale gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Everything went their way against Buhl as Homedale made off with a 12-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for Homedale who now have six in a row.
Dillon Fine made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over 4.1 innings pitched. Fine has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Fine was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carson Fine, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Oklin Carson, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Parma's loss dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Homedale, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
Parma suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Homedale in their previous matchup on April 10th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fine, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 18 over seven innings pitched. Now that Parma knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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