Baseball Preview: Pelion Panthers vs. Richland Northeast Cavaliers
The Pelion Panthers will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Richland Northeast Cavaliers at 6:30 p.m. Richland Northeast took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Pelion, who comes in off a win.
Pelion scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Wagener-Salley with a sharp 20-0 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
JD Van Buren made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Van Buren was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Pelion let Todd Foster and Carlos Rivera loose on the outfield. Foster went 4-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles, while Rivera scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Pelinski, who scored four runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Richland Northeast suffered a tough 11-1 loss at the hands of Lugoff-Elgin on Tuesday. Richland Northeast has struggled against Lugoff-Elgin recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Richland Northeast saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayson Nash, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Pelion's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-5. As for Richland Northeast, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Pelion took their victory against Richland Northeast in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 14-5. Does Pelion have another victory up their sleeve, or will Richland Northeast turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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