Baseball Game Preview: Eastbrook Panthers vs. Wapahani Raiders

The Eastbrook Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Wapahani Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wapahani took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Eastbrook, who comes in off a win.

Eastbrook is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Maconaquah with a sharp 18-9 victory on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.

Austin Mikel

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/14/25 @ Maconaquah	4
04/09/25 vs Wes-Del	2
05/27/24 vs Bluffton	2
05/20/24 @ Lewis Cass	2
05/11/24 @ Southwood	2

Eastbrook let Austin Mikel and Jacob McDermit run wild. Mikel went 4-for-5 with three runs and four RBI, while McDermit scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. Those four RBI gave Mikel a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Carter Daugherty, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.

Eastbrook always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .592. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Wapahani didn't have quite enough to beat Homestead on Saturday and fell 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Raiders in their meetings with the Spartans: they've now lost five in a row.

Wapahani saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayson Perdue, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.

Wapahani's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Eastbrook, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.

Wapahani's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Eastbrook has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .468. It's a different story for Wapahani, though, as they've only averaged .320. Will they be able to contain Eastbrook's hitters?

Eastbrook might still be hurting after the 17-3 defeat they got from Wapahani in their previous matchup back in May of 2016. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.