Baseball Game Preview: Piper Bengals vs. Nova Titans

The Piper Bengals will venture away from home to take on the Nova Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Cardinal Gibbons hit Piper with a five-run sixth inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bengals took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chiefs. The Bengals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Ladanain Mckenzie

Hits Against

03/16/26 @ Northeast	3
03/24/26 vs Coral Glades	2
04/04/26 @ Cardinal Gibbons	1
03/19/26 @ Highlands Christian	1
02/19/26 vs Cooper City	1

Ladanain Mckenzie was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. He is becoming a predictor of Piper's success: when he allows at most three hits the team is 4-2 (and 3-8 when he doesn't). Mckenzie was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.

In other batting news, Mason Langley made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Rodriguez, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases.

Meanwhile, Nova fell victim to Jupiter and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Warriors, falling 11-0.

Nova saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nico Gonzalez, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.

Piper's record is now 7-10. As for Nova, their record now sits at 4-11.

Piper couldn't quite get it done against Nova in their previous meeting back in April of 2025 as they fell 5-0. Can the Bengals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.