Paulding won the last time they faced Pandora-Gilboa, and things went their way on Friday too. The Paulding Panthers came out on top against the Pandora-Gilboa Rockets by a score of 6-3.
Greyson Harder made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Harder has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. Harder was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Kane Jones was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Like Paulding, Pandora-Gilboa also got a great game from a two-way player: Colin Harris. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Harris was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Harris wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brock Stall, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Paulding is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Pandora-Gilboa, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-16.
Paulding will head out on the road to take on Allen East at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Paulding's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Allen East's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Pandora-Gilboa, they will be playing at home against Perry at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Perry is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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