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| 05/02/24 - Home | 2-9 L |
| 04/29/24 - Away | 0-10 L |
| 04/05/23 - Away | 8-6 W |
| 03/31/23 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 05/05/22 - Away | 6-7 L |
| + 5 more games |
University Prep and Lassen are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Panthers will welcome the Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. University Prep will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
University Prep barely beat Fall River the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Panthers never let the Bulldogs get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won seven contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Casey Wrathall was a standout: he scored two runs while going 3-for-3. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Ampi, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Wrathall wasn't the only one making solid contact: University Prep kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Lassen's offense. They fell 3-0 to Las Plumas on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Grizzlies' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Gaven Mueller was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Lassen saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blake Tow, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base.
University Prep is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-4-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Lassen, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5.
University Prep suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Lassen in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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