Baseball Recap: Mountain Grove Panthers vs. Early Panthers
Mountain Grove was the 4-3 winner over Early when they last played one another back in May of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Mountain Grove Panthers fell 8-5 to the Early Panthers on Friday.
For Early's part, Landen Burrow made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Burrow was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jacob Presley, who went 1-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Colby Pellham, who went 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Mountain Grove's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Early, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Mountain Grove will head out on the road to face off against Ava at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Early, they will take on Halfway at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Halfway's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Early's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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