The Petal Panthers will square off against the Harrison Central Red Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Petal is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They skirted past Gulfport 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Panthers have posted since March 21st.
Meanwhile, while Harrison Central put up some runs on Saturday, the same can't be said for Pearl. The Red Rebels narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Pirates 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red Rebels.
The result came thanks to Brooke Shannon's shutout, as she gave up just two hits.
On the hitting side, Harrison Central's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Melody Conner, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Petal has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Harrison Central, the win got them back to even at 16-16.
Petal was able to grind out a solid victory over Harrison Central in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, winning 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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