The Parma Panthers will square off against the North Star Huskies at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
After dropping their season opener at home, North Star is headed out to face a Panthers squad ready to give their home crowd a win. Parma fell just short of Weiser by a score of 4-2 on Thursday. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.
Kaden Cole was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2025. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one double.
Cole wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Mullins, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
North Star kicked off their season on the road on Wednesday and hit a couple of potholes. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Marsing. The defeat continues a trend for North Star in their meetings with Marsing: they've now lost seven in a row.
Like Parma, North Star also got a great game from a two-way player: Carlos Guzman. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Guzman was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one run.
In other batting news, Jace Irwin made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and two runs.
Parma might still be hurting after the 20-9 loss they got from North Star in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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