The Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Herscher Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Herscher took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Paxton-Buckley-Loda, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, everything went Paxton-Buckley-Loda's way against Watseka as Paxton-Buckley-Loda made off with a 13-5 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Paxton-Buckley-Loda.
Meanwhile, Herscher fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Peotone on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 7-5. Herscher has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Alec Nicholos was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Logan Egerton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Paxton-Buckley-Loda is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Herscher, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-12.
Paxton-Buckley-Loda took their win against Herscher in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-5. Will Paxton-Buckley-Loda repeat their success, or does Herscher have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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