If Maxwell was feeling good off their 13-0 takedown of Princeton on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Maxwell Panthers fell victim to a tough 10-2 defeat at the hands of the Mt. Shasta Bears on Tuesday. Maxwell was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Mt. Shasta apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2020.
Ryann Dennis and Shelby Dunlap did some serious damage despite the final result: Dennis scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Dunlap went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases. Dunlap has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times she's played.
Even though they lost, Maxwell didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Maxwell's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-5-1. As for Mt. Shasta, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
While Maxwell had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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