Softball Recap: Middle Park Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 3, 2024, 6:36pm

Softball Recap: Middle Park Panthers vs. Bennett Tigers

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If Middle Park was riding high fresh off their 15-4 takedown of Englewood last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Middle Park Panthers fell 25-21 to the Bennett Tigers on Thursday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (15), the Panthers still had to take the loss.

Anna Lantermans led a balanced group of hitters, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sydney Solomon, who went 4-for-6 with five stolen bases, four RBI, and a run.

Even though they lost, Middle Park was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .400 or higher in three consecutive contests.

Middle Park dropped their record down to 6-12 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Bennett, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-15.

As of now, neither Middle Park nor Bennett have any future games scheduled.

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