Watseka is 1-9 against Paxton-Buckley-Loda since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Watseka Warriors are on the road again to play the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Watseka will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Milford, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Watseka came out on top against Milford by a score of 9-6 on Monday.
Brayden Ketchum and Myles Lynch made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Ketchum didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. Meanwhile, Lynch struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Ketchum has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Ketchum scored three runs while going 2-for-4, while Lynch went 3-for-5 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Aidan Morris was incredible, going 2-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Matthew Morris, who scored two runs while going 2-for-6.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Paxton-Buckley-Loda proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged the Falcons out 7-6.
Watseka's record is now 8-14. As for Paxton-Buckley-Loda, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season.
Watseka suffered a grim 15-3 defeat to Paxton-Buckley-Loda when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Watseka avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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