Softball Game Preview: Miller City Wildcats vs. Pandora-Gilboa Rockets

Wildcats

Runs

04/17/25 vs North Baltimore	4
04/14/25 vs Ottawa-Glandorf	6
04/11/25 vs Allen East	7
04/04/25 vs Crestview	8
04/03/25 @ Liberty-Benton	10
+ 6 more games

Miller City has gone a perfect 3-0 against Pandora-Gilboa recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Rockets at 5:00 p.m. Miller City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.

It was a proper cat-fight when Miller City duked it out with North Baltimore on Thursday. The Wildcats came up short against the Tigers, falling 10-3. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Morgan Verhoff was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with one home run and two runs. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Bailey David, who went 1-for-4 with one home run.

Meanwhile, Pandora-Gilboa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 13-3 to Riverdale.

Kelsie Carlson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. Neveaha Alvarado was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.

Pandora-Gilboa's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Miller City, they now have a losing record of 5-6.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Miller City has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Pandora-Gilboa struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.

Miller City took their victory against Pandora-Gilboa in their previous matchup back in May of 2018 by a conclusive 10-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.