Baseball Recap: Porter-Gaud Cyclones vs. Pinewood Prep Panthers
Porter-Gaud lost against Pinewood Prep last Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Porter-Gaud Cyclones fell victim to a tough 16-1 loss at the hands of the Pinewood Prep Panthers. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Porter-Gaud in their matchups with Pinewood Prep: they've now lost five in a row.
For Pinewood Prep's part, James Peterson made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Peterson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Peterson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Pinewood Prep let Carson Good and Max Poulakis loose on the outfield. Good scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Poulakis scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Finley Taylor, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Porter-Gaud's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Pinewood Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
While Porter-Gaud had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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