The Pine Island Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Randolph Rockets at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Pine Island entered their tilt with Plainview-Elgin-Millville with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 11-1 win on Monday. Fans of Pine Island have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
Brandon Week made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Week was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Landon Lowrie was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Lowrie is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Luke Sems, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Randolph had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. Everything went their way against New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva on Thursday as Randolph made off with a 16-1 victory.
Pine Island's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Randolph, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
Pine Island came up short against Randolph in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 3-0. Can Pine Island avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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