The West Ottawa Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Northview Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. West Ottawa has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Northview will come in with three straight victories.
West Ottawa is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since April 22nd on Thursday. They came up short against Rockford, falling 7-1.
Josiah Cuellar was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (one).
At the plate, West Ottawa saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Gerlach, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a classic North v. South duel when Northview challenged South Christian on Wednesday. The Wildcats walked away with a 4-1 win over the Sailors.
Northview's victory bumped their record up to 16-5. As for West Ottawa, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-14.
West Ottawa couldn't quite get it done against Northview in their previous matchup back in May of 2019 as they fell 9-4. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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