Palmyra-Eagle is 2-8 against Johnson Creek since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Panthers will be playing at home against the Bluejays at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Johnson Creek will be up against a hot Palmyra-Eagle squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Panthers never let Williams Bay get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory on Thursday.
Devin Patrick was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of D Walsh, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Palmyra-Eagle always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Williams Bay only posted an OBP of .118.
Meanwhile, Johnson Creek had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Vikings as they made off with a 14-4 win.
Palmyra-Eagle pushed their record up to 17-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Johnson Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 15-6.
Palmyra-Eagle suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Johnson Creek in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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