Panther Creek is 2-8 against Holly Springs since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Panther Creek Catamounts will head out on the road to square off against the Holly Springs Golden Hawks at 6:00 p.m.
Panther Creek is is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Friday. They fell just short of Middle Creek by a score of 6-4.
Panther Creek saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Day, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Parham, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Panther Creek didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Middle Creek only tossed four.
Meanwhile, Holly Springs came tearing into Friday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Cougars a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Holly Springs, who have now won seven contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Noah Rhoades was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rhoades was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Drake Della Ratta was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
Panther Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 2-21. As for Holly Springs, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Panther Creek suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Holly Springs when the teams last played last Thursday. Can Panther Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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