Baseball Preview: Excel Panthers vs. Straughn Tigers
The Excel Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Straughn Tigers on Thursday. Excel knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Straughn likes a good challenge.
Excel put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Straughn as Excel made off with an 11-1 win.
Will Thomas made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Thomas has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Thomas was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Devin Odoms, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Kolby Sirmon was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Excel has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Straughn, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
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