The Manteno Panthers will challenge the Watseka Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Manteno is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Manteno came up short against Coal City and fell 6-3. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Manteno saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Buehler, who went 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Watseka had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 10-9 W against the Momence Athletics. Ten seems to be a good number for the Warriors as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Seth Dirks was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs. Watseka is 3-1 when Dirks posts two or more runs, but 7-12 otherwise. Quinn Starkey was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
Watseka pushed their record up to 10-13 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Manteno, their loss dropped their record down to 17-7.
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