Baseball Game Preview: East Robertson Indians vs. Portland Panthers

The East Robertson Indians will take on the Portland Panthers at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

East Robertson is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering White House-Heritage just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 8-3 to the Patriots.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Portland took on Macon County on Tuesday. The Panthers came up short against the Tigers, falling 9-2. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Portland saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was William McGlothlin, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Cayden Lane also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Portland's defeat dropped their record down to 9-18. As for East Robertson, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.

East Robertson couldn't quite finish off Portland when the teams last played back in May of 2022 and fell 4-2. Can the Indians avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.