Baseball Game Preview: Saegertown Panthers vs. Rocky Grove Orioles

The Saegertown Panthers will face off against the Rocky Grove Orioles at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Saegertown is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.

Rocky Grove's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Monday: Saegertown hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Panthers never let General McLane get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory on Friday.

While Rocky Grove didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Cambridge Springs on Thursday. The Orioles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by ten runs or more this season.

The result came thanks to Haydon Bevier's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Landon Jones, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Grigsby, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs.

Rocky Grove was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cambridge Springs only posted a batting average of .158.

Saegertown's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 8.8 runs. As for Rocky Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.

Saegertown took their victory against Rocky Grove when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 10-0 score. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Orioles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.