The Portledge Panthers will face off against the Calhoun Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Portledge took on Martin Luther on Monday. The Panthers blew past the Cougars 11-1. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, Calhoun entered their tilt with Trevor Day on Tuesday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They never let the Dragons get on the board and left with a 13-0 win. Considering the Cougars have won five matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Calhoun got a great performance from Brian Stone as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave Stone a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Quentin Ruffin and Luka Stache did most of the damage at the plate: Ruffin went 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double, while Stache got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Mandel, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Portledge has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 12.0 runs this season. As for Calhoun, their win bumped their record up to 7-2-1.
Portledge came up short against Calhoun in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, falling 5-2. Will the Panthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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