Baseball Recap: Plant Wins Going Away Against Durant

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

03/08/25 @ Chamberlain	13
02/27/25 vs East Lake	13
02/18/25 @ Leto	13
02/11/25 vs Newsome	12
03/29/25 vs Tampa Bay Tech	11

Plant had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-run drubbing they dealt Durant on Thursday. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 12-4 margin over the Cougars. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won 13 matches by eight runs or more so far this season.

Plant got a great performance from NICK TOWNLEY as he tossed six innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits. The dominant performance also gave TOWNLEY a new career-high in strikeouts (five).

On the hitting side, CASH STRAYER was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was URBAN ELLIS, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Plant kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in six consecutive games.

Plant has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for Durant, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-8.

Plant does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Durant, they will square off against Lake Gibson at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.