Milton is 1-9 against Pace since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Milton Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Pace Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Milton was able to grind out a solid win over Pine Forest, taking the game 10-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Milton.
Jack Arnold looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Drake Densman was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played. Hudson Hollis was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pace waltzed into their game on Tuesday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They never let the Raiders onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. Considering Pace has won six contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Milton has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Pace, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home.
Milton suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Pace in their previous meeting back in March. Can Milton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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