The Mead Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Kamiakin Braves at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mead is headed into the contest having just posted their closest win since April 17th on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Central Valley 3-2. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Bears recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Max Brischle
| 05/06/25 vs Central Valley | 1 |
| 05/01/25 @ Lewis & Clark | 0 |
| 04/25/25 vs Gonzaga Prep | 1 |
Max Brischle looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Mead saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Patton, who went 1-for-3 with one double. That double marked the first that Patton has hit this season.
Meanwhile, Kamiakin waltzed into their match on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They never let the Buckaroos get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory.
Kamiakin pushed their record up to 19-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Mead, their record now sits at 4-16.
Mead suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to Kamiakin in their previous matchup back in March of 2016. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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