The Navarro Panthers will challenge the Lexington Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Navarro will be strutting in after a win while Lexington will be coming in after a defeat.
It was a proper cat-fight when Navarro duked it out with Smithville on Thursday. The Panthers put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 9-1 victory. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Drew Mundine, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Tyler Riske was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Navarro was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2025.
Meanwhile, Lexington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 13-0 to La Grange. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Eagles have suffered since February 20th.
Lexington saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Beck, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Navarro is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Lexington, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6-2.
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