The Woodland Park Panthers will face off against the Ellicott Thunderhawks at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Woodland Park has three straight victories, Ellicott has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Woodland Park didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Palmer by a score of 7-4 last Tuesday.
Gabe Marquez was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run and one double. That double was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Cody Fries, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Woodland Park always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .513 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Ellicott fell victim to Crowley County and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Chargers, falling 10-0.
Woodland Park's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Ellicott, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6-1.
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