Petal won against St. Stanislaus last Saturday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Petal Panthers walked away with a 5-1 win over the Oak Grove Warriors. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Petal.
Kaleb Dillon looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ethan Byrd was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Easton Giger, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
On Oak Grove's side, Eric Booth Jr made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Petal pushed their record up to 14-11 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Oak Grove, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-8.
Petal will have a chance to go back-to-back against Oak Grove: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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