Hesperia hasn't had much luck against White Cloud recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Indians at 4:15 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, Hesperia put up the most runs they have all season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Hart as they made off with a 14-4 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Panthers have posted against the Pirates since April 14, 2016.
White Cloud let Mason County Eastern stack seven runs on them in the first inning on Wednesday but luckily White Cloud prevailed anyway. The Indians walked away with a 14-10 win over the Cardinals. With that victory, the Indians brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Ayden Hensley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He is becoming a predictor of White Cloud's success: when he allows at most three hits the team is 2-1 (and 2-5 when he doesn't). Hensley was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI. That hit marked the first that he has got this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brady Strait, who went 1-for-4 with five stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.3 stolen bases per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Steven Zook, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
The win made it two in a row for White Cloud and bumps their season record up to 4-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Hesperia, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6.
Hesperia couldn't quite get it done against White Cloud in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 4-0. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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