Baseball Recap: Petal Comes Up Short in High-Profile Match with Lewisburg

Panthers

Previous 5 Games

02/22/25 vs Lewisburg	3-14
02/18/25 @ West Jones	7-3
02/15/25 vs Harrison Central	13-3
02/14/25 vs Sumrall	2-1
04/28/24 vs Ocean Springs	4-12

On Saturday, Petal faced Lewisburg in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Petal Panthers lost 14-3 to the Lewisburg Patriots. The Panthers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Petal saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tanner Beliveau, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Cooper Smith also deserves some recognition as he stole his first stolen base of the season.

Having lost for the first time this season, Petal fell to 3-1. As for Lewisburg, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.

Petal wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 12-5 victory against Germantown on the 22nd. As for Lewisburg, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 12-5 win against Lake Cormorant on the 25th.