Pana entered their tilt with Vandalia on Monday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 5-4 W against the Vandals. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Panthers have posted against the Vandals since April 23, 2022.
Joey Laker
| 04/28/25 vs Vandalia | 8 |
| 04/24/25 vs Litchfield | 6 |
| 04/17/25 @ Taylorville | 2 |
| 04/15/25 vs Gillespie | 0 |
| 04/09/25 vs Tri-City | 2 |
| + 14 more games |
Joey Laker made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off nine hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April of 2024. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Izzy Reed was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and one run. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Anahi Cooper was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
Pana pushed their record up to 8-9 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Vandalia, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-12.
Pana will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Vandals: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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