Princeton extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping them down to 4-11. They came up short against the McKinney Lions, falling 11-1. The Panthers were not able to make up for their defeat to the Lions from their previous meeting back in April of 2025.
Princeton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camila Beltran, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
As for McKinney, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-12. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for they considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
On McKinney's side, Emily Beam made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts Beam has posted since back in February of 2025. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, McKinney got a massive performance out of Elliott Pappas, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave Pappas a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Leyla Molina, who went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases and two runs.
Looking ahead, Princeton will welcome Allen at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 9.9 runs per game this season. As for McKinney, they will square off against Plano West at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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