The Eastbrook Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Mississinewa Indians at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Eastbrook is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Fort Wayne Canterbury just ended the team's seven-match winning streak on Thursday. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw. The result kept Eastbrook happy, as they haven't lost a game since September 6th.
Their goal came courtesy of Samuel Moser, who's now up to nine this season.
Meanwhile, Mississinewa fell victim to Oak Hill and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They came up short against the Golden Eagles, falling 7-0. The loss continues a trend for Mississinewa in their meetings with Oak Hill: they've now lost three in a row.
With that draw, Eastbrook's record moves to 12-2-1. As for Mississinewa, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 6-8-1.
Eastbrook took their win against Mississinewa when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 9-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps