Carterville is on a 29-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Pinckneyville is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lions will welcome the Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Carterville 1.5, Pinckneyville 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Pinckneyville's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: Carterville hadn't allowed a single run the last eight times they've hit the field. The Lions' pitchers stepped up to hand Waltonville a 2-0 shutout on Thursday. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Spartans recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Taryn Ford
| 05/01/25 vs Waltonville | 9 |
| 04/28/25 @ Murphysboro | 6 |
| 04/23/25 @ Vienna | 3 |
| 04/18/25 @ Herrin | 6 |
| 04/14/25 @ Massac County | 0 |
| 06/01/24 vs North Boone | 16 |
Taryn Ford made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in June of 2024. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one double and one RBI.
Ford wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Savannah Gibbs, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Pinckneyville made easy work of Benton last Monday and carried off an 11-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won 11 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Pinckneyville's win bumped their record up to 17-2. As for Carterville, their victory bumped their record up to 20-2.
Everything went Carterville's way against Pinckneyville when the teams last played back in April of 2023, as Carterville made off with an 11-2 win. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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