The Whitmer Panthers will face off against the Southview Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Whitmer is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Friday as neither Whitmer nor Lake made it on the board until the sixth inning. The Panthers were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over the Flyers.
Drew Brindley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Colsen Nichols, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Rudy Handy, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Southview was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They came up short against Perrysburg, falling 11-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their meetings with the Yellow Jackets: they've now lost four in a row.
Whitmer pushed their record up to 14-9-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Southview, their loss dropped their record down to 13-11.
Whitmer skirted past Southview 8-6 in their previous meeting back in April. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cougars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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