The Nease Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Chiles Timberwolves at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Nease's offense. They came up short against Creekside last Thursday, falling 9-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Knights: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Chiles waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with an 8-5 win over the Eagles.
Tyler Correa was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Preston Ritchie was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Chiles was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Chiles' victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Nease, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Nease came up short against Chiles in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, falling 5-2. Can Nease avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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