The Pine View Panthers will challenge the Cedar Reds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Pine View managed to slip by Hurricane the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Panthers lost 10-2 to the Tigers on Wednesday.
Pine View got a good showing from Jaxton Probst, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Those zero earned runs gave Probst a new career-low.
At the plate, Porter Campbell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Cedar came tearing into Thursday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Tigers a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Reds, who have now won six contests by six runs or more so far this season.
The result came thanks to Karson Duncan's shutout, as he gave up just three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kian Carroll, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Cedar is 4-1 when Carroll posts two or more runs, but 5-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Payton Ludlow, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Cedar now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Pine View, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
Pine View skirted past Cedar 3-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2025. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Reds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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