The Putnam County Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Amboy Clippers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Putnam County has three straight victories, Amboy has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Putnam County barely beat Newark the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Norsemen on Saturday. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Amboy fell victim to River Ridge/Scales Mound and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats.
Putnam County's win bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Amboy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Everything went Putnam County's way against Amboy in their previous matchup back in April of 2018, as Putnam County made off with a 15-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers 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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