Baseball Game Preview: Chopticon Braves vs. Patuxent Panthers

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Previous Games

04/10/24 - Away	4-5 L
04/12/23 - Home	0-3 L
05/10/22 - Away	2-3 L
04/20/22 - Away	4-8 L
05/24/21 - Home	6-4 W
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Chopticon and Patuxent are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Braves will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.

Patuxent will be up against a hot Chopticon squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Braves blew past Calvert 15-1 on Wednesday. The game marked the Braves' most dominant victory of the season so far.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Patuxent). They were the clear victors by a 14-5 margin over North Point on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won six in a row.

Patuxent's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Chopticon, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.