The Bristol Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Harvey Red Raiders at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bristol is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Bristol was able to grind out a solid win over Pymatuning Valley, taking the game 6-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bristol.
Diesel Williams and Jayden Miller were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Williams tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Meanwhile, Miller tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Williams has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Williams scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Miller scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Croc Thorp, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ronald Imhoff, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Harvey was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 5-2 to Berkshire.
Like Bristol, Harvey also got a great game from a two-way player: Jacob Konya. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Konya was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Aidan Englehart made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Bristol's victory bumped their record up to 11-5. As for Harvey, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14.
Bristol couldn't quite finish off Harvey in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 4-2. Can Bristol avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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