Pandora-Gilboa has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Elmwood Royals at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Pandora-Gilboa is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Pandora-Gilboa is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Leipsic on Tuesday. They lost 15-2 to the Vikings. Pandora-Gilboa has struggled against Leipsic recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Pandora-Gilboa saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Stall, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Stall has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Elmwood had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Raiders by a score of 11-7.
The team relied heavily on Jimmie Palmer, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and four RBI. Andrew Holland was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
Pandora-Gilboa's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Elmwood, their win bumped their record up to 12-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Pandora-Gilboa has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Elmwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.6. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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