Van Vleck is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Danbury is on a seven-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Leopards will host the Panthers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Van Vleck 4.1, Danbury 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Van Vleck's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Wednesday's struggle, when Sealy hitters got past them. The Leopards fell 10-6 to the Tigers on Wednesday. The Leopards haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Danbury won against Sabine Pass on Tuesday with 14 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Panthers put the hurt on the Sharks with a sharp 14-1 victory. Considering the Panthers have won 16 contests by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Danbury has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Van Vleck, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-10.
Van Vleck couldn't quite get it done against Danbury in their previous meeting back in February as they fell 5-0. Will the Leopards have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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