The North Mac Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Southwestern Piasa Birds at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Mac is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
North Mac will head into Saturday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 20) but on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Pana and snuck past 3-1.
Taylor Keirs spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Alexis Bowman was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, neither Southwestern nor Carlinville made it onto the board on Tuesday thanks to some airtight pitching. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 tie.
North Mac's win bumped their record up to 13-10. Southwestern's draw gives them a new season record of 14-10-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. North Mac hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Southwestern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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