The Mt. Zion Braves will head out on the road to take on the Washington Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
15 must be Mt. Zion's lucky number: they beat Mahomet-Seymour with that score not once but twice on Saturday. The Braves blew past the Bulldogs 15-3. The Braves haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Addy Rotz was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Avelyn Ethell, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Mt. Zion kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in May of 2024.
Meanwhile, Washington waltzed into their game on Monday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. They put the hurt on the Ironmen with a sharp 8-2 victory. The game was the first time the Panthers have beaten the Ironmen on their field since May 10, 2019.
Washington pushed their record up to 27-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Mt. Zion, their victory bumped their record up to 21-9.
Mt. Zion skirted past Washington 5-3 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will the Braves repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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