Middle Park lost to Englewood back in September of 2023, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Saturday. The Middle Park Panthers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over the Englewood Pirates. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Sydney Rector was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Solomon, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Middle Park didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 8.6.
Middle Park's victory ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-7. As for Englewood, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season.
Middle Park will head out to face off against Arvada at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Arvada is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.2 runs per game this season. As for Englewood, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Centaurus at 4:30 p.m.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
