The Litchfield Purple Panthers will take on the Sullivan Redskins in a tournament on Wednesday. Litchfield hasn't scored more than two runs for four games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Litchfield's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Monday's struggle, when Father McGivney Catholic hitters got past them. The Purple Panthers might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 12-2 to the Griffins, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Sullivan's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond on Monday. The Redskins had just enough and edged out Meridian 5-4. The victory continues a trend for the Redskins in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now won six in a row.
Sullivan's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Wade, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Sullivan pushed their record up to 10-14 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Litchfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-14.
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