Softball Preview: Palatka Panthers vs. Baldwin Indians
The Palatka Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Baldwin Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Palatka will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Palatka is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Keystone Heights by a score of 12-7. That's two games straight that Palatka has won by exactly five runs.
The team relied heavily on Emily Brown, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Haleigh Faulkner, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Baldwin had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Eagles 2-1.
Shaylen Bryd spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 12 Ks.
At the plate, Cali Hartung was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Palatka's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-15. As for Baldwin, their record is now 26-1.
Palatka suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Baldwin in their previous meeting back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bryd, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that Palatka knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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