Bristol is a perfect 10-0 against Badger since May of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Panthers will host the Braves at 5:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Bristol's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over Harding. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
Bristol got a great performance from Laverene Miller as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave Miller a new career-high.
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At the plate, Diesel Williams and Keifer Swager did most of the damage at the plate: Williams went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Swager went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those two runs gave Swager a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Croc Thorp, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.
Bristol was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Harding only posted a batting average of .067.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Badger ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past Harding 10-9. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Braves' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Bristol's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-6. As for Badger, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-8.
Everything went Bristol's way against Badger in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Bristol made off with an 18-0 victory. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Braves have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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