Pana is 0-5 against Sullivan since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pana Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Sullivan Redskins at 4:30 p.m. Pana is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Pana never got on the board in their matchup on Wednesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Ramsey on Thursday. They never let the Rams onto the board and left with an 11-0 win.
Pana got a great performance from Anahi Cooper as she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Izzy Reed, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Bowker, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Sullivan came up short against Mattoon on Thursday and fell 4-1.
Aeralyn Thrasher spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Sullivan saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was J?Nai Webb, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Sullivan didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mattoon only tossed three.
Pana's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Sullivan, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Sullivan's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Pana hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .325. It's a different story for Sullivan, though, as they've only averaged .143. Will they be able to contain Pana's hitters?
Pana came up short against Sullivan in their previous matchup back in March of 2022, falling 7-3. Can Pana avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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