The Parkdale Panthers will face off against the DuVal Tigers on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Parkdale is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Flowers as they made off with a 15-5 victory.
Meanwhile, DuVal got the win against Wise on Saturday by a conclusive 14-4. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Pumas recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Jeremias Velez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.6 strikeouts per game. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. He is becoming a predictor of DuVal's success: when he posts at least three hits the team is undefeated (and 7-11 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, DuVal got a massive performance out of Ramon Ceballos, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Ceballos a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Batton, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Parkdale's record now sits at 17-11-2. As for DuVal, their record is now 10-11.
Parkdale got the 'W' in their previous matchup two weeks ago against DuVal by a conclusive 19-4 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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