The Augusta Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ludlow Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Augusta will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
On Thursday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Augusta had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Bellevue.
Augusta saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Kelsch, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and a double. Tristan Klingelhoffer was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Ludlow lost 15-4 to Lloyd Memorial on Monday. Ludlow has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Spencer Brandenburg was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Miller Reed, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Augusta has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season. As for Ludlow, their loss dropped their record down to 14-16.
Augusta came out on top in a nail-biter against Ludlow in their previous meeting back in March of 2022, sneaking past 5-4. Does Augusta have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ludlow turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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