The Antioch Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the West Wolfpack at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Antioch is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Antioch proved they can win big last Wednesday (they won by eight) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Hercules. While the Panthers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Nathan Fritzler was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.
Meanwhile, West might've scored the first runs on Wednesday, but it was Castro Valley who claimed the real prize. The Wolfpack lost 8-1 to the Trojans. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Wolfpack couldn't push the score so high this time.
West saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Crotts, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Antioch's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for West, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-8.
Antioch skirted past West 12-11 in their previous matchup back in April of 2025. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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