The Cave City Cavemen will head out on the road to square off against the Bergman Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cave City has five straight wins, Bergman has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Cave City's victory against Hillcrest wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Cavemen had just enough and edged out the Screamin Eagles 8-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Cavemen have posted since April 17, 2024.
Meanwhile, Bergman came up short against Melbourne on Monday, falling 26-1.
Cave City pushed their record up to 9-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Bergman, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything went Cave City's way against Bergman in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, as Cave City made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cavemen since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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