The Wenatchee Panthers will head out to take on the Davis Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wenatchee is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season.
Wenatchee let Stanwood stack six runs on them in the fifth inning on Saturday but luckily Wenatchee prevailed anyway. The Panthers won by a run and slipped past the Spartans 11-10. Wenatchee's win was all the more impressive since the Spartans were averaging only 1.76 runs allowed on the season.
Ryan Branam made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Branam was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Thomas Ivey was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Matthew Butler, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Wenatchee was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March.
Meanwhile, Davis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 15-1 to Moses Lake.
Wenatchee's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Davis, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-16.
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