The Western Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Coldwater Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
It was a proper cat-fight when Western challenged Michigan Center on Thursday. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 5-5 draw.
11 must be Coldwater's lucky number: they beat Hastings with that score not once but twice on Thursday. The Cardinals put the hurt on the Saxons with a sharp 11-1 victory. The match marked the Cardinals' most dominant win of the season.
Rylan Edwards made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Edwards was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joe Hayward, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Owen Tappenden also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Coldwater always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Coldwater has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. With that tie, Western's record moves to 2-6-1.
Western beat Coldwater 5-1 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cardinals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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