The Palmetto Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Neumann Celtics at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
After only two runs in their last matchup, Palmetto made sure to put some runs up on the board against Ferguson on Tuesday. Palmetto never let Ferguson onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. With that win, Palmetto brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Troy Korvick spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mike Arnold and Riley Gill did most of the damage at the plate: Arnold went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI, while Gill scored two runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Alec Fuller, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Neumann had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over the Wildcats.
Palmetto is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Neumann, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
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