The Maxwell Panthers will face off against the Hamilton Braves at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Maxwell will be strutting in after a victory while Hamilton will be coming in after a loss.
Maxwell's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Willows with a sharp 6-0 win. Considering the Panthers have won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
The result came thanks to Wyatt Roach's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, Maxwell saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Massey Baker, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. Brody Jones was another, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Hamilton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 5-1 to Maxwell. That's two games in a row now that the Braves have lost by exactly four runs.
Maxwell has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Hamilton, their loss dropped their record down to 16-9.
Maxwell was able to grind out a solid win over Hamilton when the teams last played on Tuesday, winning 5-1. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Braves turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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