The Penney Hornets will head out to square off against the Lathrop Mules at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Penney is looking for their season's first win.
Penney is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest defeat since April 15, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of South Holt by a score of 10-8. On the bright side, the eight- run performance marked the Hornets' highest-scoring contest to date.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lathrop, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They never let Lexington get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Monday. While the Mules didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Penney's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Lathrop, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Penney might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Lathrop in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can the Hornets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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