The Paradise Honors Panthers will take on the Mingus Marauders at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Paradise Honors' tournament run continued when they took on Cactus Shadows on Friday. Paradise Honors fell just short of Cactus Shadows by a score of 4-2. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Olivia Jimenez Facio spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits.
Meanwhile, Mingus got themselves on the board against Moon Valley on Tuesday, but Moon Valley never followed suit. They blew past the Rockets 24-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Marauders.
Alice Kinsey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-low in hits. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maddison Lusebrink, who scored five runs and stole Three bases. while going 3-for-4. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Elora Bakhaus, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 3-for-5.
Mingus always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .537. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Moon Valley only posted an OBP of .263.
Mingus now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Paradise Honors, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Paradise Honors beat Mingus 6-3 when the teams last played back in May of 2021. Will Paradise Honors repeat their success, or does Mingus have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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