The United South Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Davenport Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
United South is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Uvalde with a sharp 13-4 win on Tuesday. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by six runs or more this season.
Ivan Saenz was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Oscar Rodriguez was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. Juan P Briseno also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.
United South lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Davenport came tearing into two weeks ago's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.4 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Apaches as they made off with a 19-1 victory. The game marked the Wolves' most dominant win of the season so far.
The team relied heavily on Travis Kost, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Diego Sanchez was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
The victory (which was United South's third in a row) raised their record to 16-6. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Davenport, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2-2.
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