Baseball Recap: Normangee Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Apr 19, 2026, 7:35am

Baseball Recap: Normangee Panthers vs. Centerville Tigers

Normangee fell victim to Centerville and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 1-0. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost seven in a row.

Billy Makepeace spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up eight Ks.

Normangee's defeat dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Centerville, they pushed their record up to 13-6-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Normangee is set to challenge their familiar foe Lovelady at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Centerville will square off against rival Latexo at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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