The Cardinal Comets will face off against the Knoxville Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Cardinal and Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Monday. The Comets put the hurt on the Rockets with a sharp 11-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Comets, who have now won ten matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Knoxville). They were the clear victors by a 12-6 margin over Newton on Tuesday. Winning may never get old, but the Panthers sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Cardinal is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. As for Knoxville, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6.
Cardinal took their victory against Knoxville in their previous matchup back in May by a conclusive 13-2 score. Do the Comets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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