Baseball Game Preview: Century Panthers vs. Owatonna Huskies

The Century Panthers will challenge the Owatonna Huskies at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Century came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 14-5 to Mankato West. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Scarlets: they've now lost eight in a row.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday Owatonna's undefeated season almost came to an end. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 7-6 W against Mankato East.

Owatonna's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Century, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.

Century couldn't quite get it done against Owatonna in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 8-3. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.