The Stockbridge Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Bronson Vikings at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Stockbridge took a 14-run loss the last time they faced off against Maple Valley, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Panthers won by a run and slipped past the Lions 5-4. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bronson, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Sturgis on Saturday, sneaking past 4-2. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Vikings as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Joseph Fair spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up seven Ks. He has become a key player for Bronson: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-4 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Bronson saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maxwell Byler, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Bronson now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Stockbridge, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-10.
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