A feisty cat fight will be fought as Ponder Lions duke it out with Paradise Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ponder has given up an average of 8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Ponder is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They lost 15-5 to Paradise. Lions fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Panthers since on Tuesday.
For Paradise's part, Kolten Neil looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Those hits were Neil's first of the season.
At the plate, Paradise got a massive performance out of Carter Mara, who went 4-for-5 with one home run and four RBI. The dominant performance gave Mara a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was Cash Watson, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Paradise was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .459. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The win made it two in a row for Paradise and bumps their season record up to 2-5-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 16 runs. As for Ponder, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
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