For the second straight game, Ford will face off against Van. The Panthers will be playing at home against the Vandals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Ford 3.8, Van 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Ford heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Wednesday. They fell just short of Van by a score of 1-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Panthers haven't been shut out since back in February.
Payton Perez spent all 10.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on nine hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.
Van is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 28-5-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Ford, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-9-1.
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