The Preston Indians will venture away from home to square off against the Snake River Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Preston can't be to happy about their upcoming road contest considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Thursday. They fell just short of Kimberly by a score of 5-4.
Conner Thomson and Caide Oxborrow were huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, Thomson didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Oxborrow tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. At bat, Thomson went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI, while Oxborrow scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ezra Benavidez, who went 1-for-4 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Snake River's offense. They came up short against Malad on Friday, falling 10-0. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Panthers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Everything went Preston's way against Snake River in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, as Preston made off with an 8-2 win. Does Preston have another victory up their sleeve, or will Snake River turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
