After flying high against Pearl last Tuesday, Petal came back down to earth. The Petal Panthers took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pearl Pirates on Friday. Petal was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Pearl apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played.
Petal got a good showing from Cooper Smith, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Petal saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Britt Stringer, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Petal now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Pearl, their win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-16.
Petal didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 5-4 victory vs. St. Stanislaus on the 13th. Pearl has also already played their next game, a 6-5 loss against Germantown on the 13th.
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