The Peoria Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the Westview Knights at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Peoria is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Cactus on Tuesday. They fell 6-1 to the Cobras.
Meanwhile, Westview was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 10-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Peoria.
Rodrigo Gaytan made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Kinyaaaanii Benavente was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one double.
Westview's defeat dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Peoria, their loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-13.
Peoria beat Westview 10-6 in their previous meeting on Monday. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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