The Eisenhower Cadets will challenge the Wenatchee Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eisenhower has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Wenatchee will come in with seven straight victories.
Eisenhower came into this matchup off a tough 13-run loss on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Moses Lake by a score of 5-3 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Cadets have suffered since April 19, 2024.
While Wenatchee didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Sunnyside 18-1 on Friday. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
Nolan Godfrey was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Thomas Ivey, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Wenatchee was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .348 or higher in seven consecutive contests.
Wenatchee's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.3 runs over those games. As for Eisenhower, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Eisenhower skirted past Wenatchee 9-8 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Do the Cadets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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