Baseball Game Preview: Portville Panthers vs. Bradford Owls

The Portville Panthers will square off against the Bradford Owls at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Portville kicked off their season on the road on Monday and hit a couple of potholes. They lost 9-0 to Gowanda.

The home team had won the previous three meetings between Bradford and DuBois, and DuBois kept the tradition alive. The Owls came up short against the Beavers on Wednesday, falling 8-1.

Bradford saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Willard, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double. That double marked the first that Willard hit this season.

Portville came out on top in a nail-biter against Bradford when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 4-3. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Owls have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.