The Pisgah Bears will square off against the Franklin Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pisgah will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Pisgah's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against North Henderson by a score of 4-0. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Zack Wester
| 03/27/26 vs North Henderson | 1 |
| 03/20/26 vs Smoky Mountain | 1 |
| 03/11/26 @ Madison | 2 |
| 02/26/26 vs Enka | 2 |
Not much got past Zack Wester, who gave up just two hits and racked up 17 Ks to keep North Henderson off the board. Wester has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, Franklin fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Brevard on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 11-9. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Blue Devils recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Paxton Sutton was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Brock Bradley, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Franklin's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Pisgah, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Pisgah got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in March of 2025 against Franklin by a conclusive 10-0 score. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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