Softball Game Preview: Panther Creek Panthers vs. Ranchview Wolves

The Panther Creek Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Ranchview Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Panther Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.

Panther Creek will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Anna on Friday. Panther Creek put the hurt on Anna with a sharp 12-2 victory. The Panthers have beaten the Coyotes the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Coyotes has come to flipping the script.

Reagan Hill

Batters Struck Out

02/28/25 vs Anna	9
02/25/25 vs Krum	6
02/15/25 vs Permian	2
02/15/25 vs Pampa	5
02/15/25 vs Gunter	4
+ 5 more games

Reagan Hill made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.1 strikeouts per game. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.

In other batting news, Makaelynn Wiltz was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in stolen bases. Paige Slayton was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.

Panther Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Meanwhile, Ranchview fell victim to Lake Dallas and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 19-0 to the Falcons.

Panther Creek's record now sits at 8-2. As for Ranchview, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.