The PikeView Panthers are taking a road trip to  take on the James Monroe Mavericks  at 5:30  p.m.  on Friday. PikeView will be strutting in after a  victory while James Monroe will be coming in after a  defeat.
It was a proper cat-fight when  PikeView duked it out with Summers County on Wednesday. PikeView came out on top against Summers County by a score of  5-2. The  win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Bobcats: they've now won four in a row.
 The team  relied heavily on  Braden Huggins, who  scored a  run and  stole  Two bases. while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave  him a new career-high in  stolen bases.  Eli Naylor was another key player,  going 1-for-4 with one  home run.
James Monroe kicked off their season on the road  on Wednesday and hit a couple of potholes. They came up short against  Alleghany, falling  11-1.
 James Monroe saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was  Baylee Ridgeway, who  scored a  run and  stole a base while going 1-for-2.
 PikeView might still be hurting after the  13-3 loss they got from James Monroe  in their previous matchup  back in April of 2024. Can PikeView avenge their  defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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