A feisty cat fight will be fought as Dunnellon Tigers take on Lecanto Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Dunnellon came up short against Forest on Wednesday, falling 13-5. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Addison Rohn made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That home run was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Olivia Joiner, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lecanto had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Leopards. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Panthers have posted against the Leopards since April 10, 2015.
Abigail Males spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on zero hits and racked up 15 Ks. That's the fewest hits she has allowed over her last 12 matchups.
On the hitting side, Lecanto's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Amaya Discherl, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Lecanto's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-6. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Dunnellon, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Dunnellon came up short against Lecanto in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, falling 6-1. Can Dunnellon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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