The Sale Creek Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Brainerd Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sale Creek has six straight victories, Brainerd has 20 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Sale Creek's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Lookout Valley by a score of 5-0.
Kole Sivley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on five hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Justin Griffin was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Maverick McCary, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Brainerd fell victim to Bledsoe County and their airtight pitching crew last Tuesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 20-0 to the Warriors, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Sale Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. As for Brainerd, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Sale Creek took their win against Brainerd in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 20-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sale Creek since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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