Baseball Game Preview: Buckeye Local Panthers vs. Bellaire Big Reds

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Previous Games

04/23/25 - Away	5-0 W
04/27/21 - Away	4-8 L
04/06/21 - Home	8-7 W
04/23/19 - Away	11-2 W
04/23/18 - Home	1-7 L
+ 5 more games

Buckeye Local and Bellaire are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Panthers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Big Reds at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Buckeye Local is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Toronto just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 8-5 to the Red Knights.

Meanwhile, Bellaire fell victim to Buckeye Local and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. The Big Reds have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Brae Schmidli spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered five earned runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks.

Buckeye Local's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Bellaire, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.

Buckeye Local was able to grind out a solid win over Bellaire in their previous meeting on Wednesday, winning 5-0. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Big Reds turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.