It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Petal can now relate to. They came up short against the Northwest Rankin Cougars on Thursday, falling 12-5. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Panthers, who until this matchup were averaging 3.43 runs allowed.
Taylor Foster made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run and two runs. Kamryn Lofton was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one triple and two RBI.
Petal's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 26-11. As for Northwest Rankin, they are on a roll lately: they've won 21 of their last 23 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 30-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Petal nor Northwest Rankin have any future games scheduled.
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