Paxton-Buckley-Loda is 0-4 against Manteno since April of 2019 but things could change on Friday. Paxton-Buckley-Loda will challenge Manteno at 4:30 p.m. Paxton-Buckley-Loda is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Paxton-Buckley-Loda lost 9-3 to Monticello on Thursday.
Paxton-Buckley-Loda saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayden Vance, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Manteno came tearing into Wednesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 10-9 W against the Bengals. Ten seems to be a good number for the Panthers as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Maddoz Toepper was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Quinn Borden, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Manteno's win bumped their record up to 13-4. As for Paxton-Buckley-Loda, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.
Paxton-Buckley-Loda might still be hurting after the 14-5 loss they got from Manteno in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Paxton-Buckley-Loda avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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