Baseball Recap: Excel Panthers vs. Straughn Tigers
Excel can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They blew past the Straughn Tigers 11-1. The win was nothing new for Excel as they're now sitting on three straight.
Will Thomas made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Thomas has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Thomas was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Devin Odoms was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Kolby Sirmon was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Excel is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Straughn, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.
Excel will have a chance to go back-to-back against Straughn: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Thursday.
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