The Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers will square off against the Westville Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Paxton-Buckley-Loda is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Paxton-Buckley-Loda didn't have quite enough to beat Rantoul and fell 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by just one run.
Paxton-Buckley-Loda saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayden Vance, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, while Westville put up some runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Schlarman. The Tigers put the hurt on the Hilltoppers with a sharp 10-0 win. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by six runs or more this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Westville and bumps their season record up to 19-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for Paxton-Buckley-Loda, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season.
Paxton-Buckley-Loda came out on top in a nail-biter against Westville in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 8-7. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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