Baseball Game Preview: Hough Huskies vs. Providence Panthers

The Hough Huskies will square off against the Providence Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Hough's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Tuesday, when they got past West Mecklenburg's usually-dominant pitching crew. Hough blew past West Mecklenburg 14-4. The Huskies haven't had any issues with the Hawks recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.

Meanwhile, Providence entered their tilt with Independence on Tuesday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Patriots with a sharp 12-3 win. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Providence's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Hough, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.