Baseball Game Preview: Paola Panthers vs. Spring Hill Broncos

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Previous Games

04/15/24 - Home	2-3 L
04/17/23 - Away	7-0 W
04/18/22 - Home	2-7 L
04/19/21 - Away	5-6 L
04/15/19 - Away	1-13 L
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Paola and Spring Hill are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Panthers will face off against the Broncos on Monday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Paola sitting on eight straight victories and Spring Hill on three.

While Paola's win against Iola wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Panthers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Mustangs a 1-0 shutout on Friday. Those one runs were actually the fewest the Panthers have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Spring Hill). Everything went their way against Baldwin on Thursday as they made off with a 17-2 victory. Considering the Broncos have won five games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Jordan Miller made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Miller was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

In other batting news, Hunter Hall was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Max Meade, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.

Spring Hill always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .656. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Paola's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Spring Hill, their record now sits at 8-2.