Baseball Preview: Empire Ravens vs. Amphitheater Panthers
The Empire Ravens will be playing at home against the Amphitheater Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Empire is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 20 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Pusch Ridge Christian Academy on Wednesday. They suffered a tough 8-2 loss at the hands of the Lions. Empire has not had much luck with Pusch Ridge Christian Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Christian Lopez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Asher Bird, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Amphitheater was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 22-1 walloping at the hands of Walden Grove.
Amphitheater saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alan Krimpe, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Empire's loss dropped their record down to 10-15. As for Amphitheater, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14.
Amphitheater's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Empire has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Amphitheater, though, as they've been averaging only 3.1. Will Empire keep running through batters, or will Amphitheater buck the trend?
Empire took their victory against Amphitheater in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 9-1. Will Empire repeat their success, or does Amphitheater have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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