Baseball Game Preview: Jennings County Panthers vs. South Dearborn Knights

Jennings County has gone 6-1 against South Dearborn recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Panthers will host the Knights at 5:30 p.m. South Dearborn took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Jennings County, who comes in off a win.

Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Jennings County turned things around against Columbus East on Thursday. They came out on top against the Olympians by a score of 7-3.

Cole Skinner

Stolen Base

04/12/25 vs Washington	3
05/01/25 vs Columbus East	2
04/12/25 vs Washington	2
04/11/25 @ East Central	2
04/19/25 vs Southwestern	1
+ 2 more games

Cole Skinner was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Skinner was also solid in the batter's box, earning one RBI, one run, and two stolen bases. He has become a key player for Jennings County: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 3-6 otherwise.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carter Hudson, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, South Dearborn has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging four runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Monday. They came up short against East Central, falling 15-0. The loss continues a trend for the Knights in their meetings with the Trojans: they've now lost seven in a row.

Jennings County's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-7. As for South Dearborn, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.

Everything went Jennings County's way against South Dearborn in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, as Jennings County made off with a 9-3 win. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.