Baseball Game Preview: Person Rockets vs. Orange Panthers

Rockets

Runs

03/25/25 vs Orange	8
03/21/25 @ Cedar Ridge	1
03/18/25 vs Cedar Ridge	5
03/13/25 vs Western Alamance	9
03/12/25 @ Morehead	6
+ 7 more games

For the second straight game, Person will face off against Orange. Person is taking a road trip to take on Orange at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Person is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.

Person took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Orange 8-7.

For Orange's part, Kayden Bradsher and Henry Hoffman did some serious damage despite the final result: Bradsher scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Hoffman went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Orange is 5-1 when Bradsher posts two or more runs, but 2-3 otherwise.

Person's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch. As for Orange, they moved to 7-4 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Person has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Orange struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 11.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.