Southwestern won the last time they faced Pana, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Southwestern Piasa Birds walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Pana Panthers.
The team relied heavily on Parker LeMarr, who went 1-for-1 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Colin LeMarr was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Pana's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blayne Pope, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Southwestern pushed their record up to 21-6 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Pana, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Southwestern will take on Carlinville at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Southwestern's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Carlinville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Pana, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Nokomis at 4:30 p.m. Pana is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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