The Penasco Panthers will head out to take on the Estancia Bears at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Penasco has given up an average of 16.5 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
It was a proper cat-fight when Penasco duked it out with Questa on Tuesday. The Panthers lost 19-6 to the Wildcats.
Lyrik Montoya and Elias Noll did some serious damage despite the final result: Montoya scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Noll scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Noll, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Estancia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Santa Rosa, falling 21-1.
Estancia saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leon Maxwell-Preisen, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Penasco has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season. As for Estancia, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Penasco suffered a grim 16-9 defeat to Estancia in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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