Softball Game Preview: Panther Valley Panthers vs. Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Red Raiders

The Panther Valley Panthers will face off against the Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Panther Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season.

Panther Valley is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Pottsville on Tuesday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crimson Tide.

Panther Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyla McQuillen, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.

Meanwhile, while it was Our Lady of Lourdes Regional who put the first runs on the board on Tuesday, it was Mahanoy Area who put up more. The Red Raiders came up short against the Golden Bears, falling 28-12.

Reaghan Fuller was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs, five RBI, and two doubles. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabby Dusendschine, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI and one triple.

Our Lady of Lourdes Regional's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Panther Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.

Panther Valley's speedy runners might be the difference in Thursday's game. The Panthers have been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Our Lady of Lourdes Regional, though, as they've been averaging only 1 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Panther Valley continue to outrun the ball?

Everything went Panther Valley's way against Our Lady of Lourdes Regional when the teams last played on April 7th, as Panther Valley made off with a 14-4 victory. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Red Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.