The Park Crossing Thunderbirds will face off against the Southside Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Park Crossing turned things around against Percy Julian on Wednesday. They blew past the Phoenix 17-6. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Thunderbirds' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
J GREEN and J DUNCAN made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, GREEN pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, DUNCAN pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). At the plate, GREEN scored two runs while going 1-for-1, while DUNCAN went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI. GREEN has become a key player for Park Crossing: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 7-11 otherwise.
I JOHNSON
| 03/29/25 @ Carver Montgomery | 4 |
| 02/22/25 @ Shades Valley | 4 |
| 04/16/25 vs Percy Julian | 3 |
| 02/22/25 vs Moody | 2 |
| 03/24/25 vs Alabama Christian Academy | 1 |
In other batting news, I JOHNSON was incredible, going 4-for-5 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Park Crossing's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 5-12 when he doesn't). J SANKEY was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Park Crossing always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .622. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Percy Julian only posted an OBP of .483.
Meanwhile, Southside waltzed into their match on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Eagles an 18-0 shutout. The Panthers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Southside's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Park Crossing, their victory bumped their record up to 9-12.
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