Antioch is 2-8 against Pittsburg since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Antioch Panthers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Pittsburg Pirates at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Antioch is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Elite onto the board and left with a 17-0 win on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Angelo Nunes was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Nunes was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Kenyon Sanders was a standout: he scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played. Stanton Westhorpe was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Pittsburg won against Liberty on Tuesday with two runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Pittsburg sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over Liberty. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Pittsburg.
The result came thanks to Josh Painter's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, JJ Robinson was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases.
Antioch's victory bumped their record up to 7-15. As for Pittsburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Antioch suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Pittsburg in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Antioch avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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