The Amphitheater Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Empire Ravens at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Amphitheater has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with six straight defeats, while Empire will come in with 37 straight victories.
Amphitheater fell victim to Rio Rico and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They came up short against the Hawks, falling 25-0.
Meanwhile, Empire hadn't done well against Sabino recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Ravens came out on top in a nail-biter against the Sabercats, sneaking past 2-1. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since May 7, 2022, but that streak is no more.
Kendall Freidinger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 18 Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 13 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Gabrianna Brooks was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Empire's win was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-0. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Amphitheater, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Amphitheater suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Empire when the teams last played back in April of 2015. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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