The Pine Island Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Chatfield Gophers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pine Island's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Chatfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
It was a proper cat-fight when Pine Island took on Stewartville on Tuesday. The Panthers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Tigers a 7-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Chatfield, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Lewiston-Altura on Tuesday, sneaking past 9-7.
Pine Island now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Chatfield, their win bumped their record up to 4-10.
Pine Island beat Chatfield 8-4 when the teams last played back in May of 2025. 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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