Baseball Game Preview: North Mac Panthers vs. Southwestern Piasa Birds

The North Mac Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Southwestern Piasa Birds at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

North Mac is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since May 10, 2024 on Monday. They came up short against Pawnee, falling 9-1. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Southwestern fell victim to Father McGivney Catholic and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 15-0 to the Griffins. The loss continues a trend for the Piasa Birds in their meetings with the Griffins: they've now lost five in a row.

North Mac's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Southwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.

Southwestern's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. North Mac has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Southwestern, though, as they've been averaging only 3.9 strikeouts. Will North Mac keep running through batters, or will the Piasa Birds buck the trend? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.