Baseball Game Preview: Sterlington Panthers vs. St. Frederick Warriors

For the second straight game, Sterlington will face off against St. Frederick. The Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Sterlington's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so St. Frederick's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Sterlington had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 15-run drubbing they dealt St. Frederick on Thursday. The Panthers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Warriors a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won five matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.

The win (which was Sterlington's third in a row) raised their record to 9-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for St. Frederick, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-6.