The Asheville Cougars will face off against the PikeView Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Asheville is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest loss since March 7, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of North Myrtle Beach by a score of 3-1. The game marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, PikeView was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Shady Spring, falling 18-10. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Panthers, who until this contest were averaging 4.07 runs allowed.
Eli Naylor was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Bolen, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
PikeView's loss dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Asheville, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5-1.
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