The Pine Island Panthers will take on the Byron Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Cotter hit Pine Island with a six-run seventh inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Panthers took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ramblers. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Landon Lowrie made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Nick Thein, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Byron came up short against Lourdes on Tuesday and fell 8-5. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Pine Island now has a losing record of 6-7. As for Byron, they now also have a losing record of 6-7.
Pine Island beat Byron 4-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2025. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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