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| 04/24/26 - Away | 8-4 W |
| 04/17/25 - Away | 4-5 L |
| 03/17/25 - Home | 4-0 W |
| 04/09/21 - Home | 4-11 L |
It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Straughn ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top against the Excel Panthers by a score of 8-4. For the Tigers, this counts as revenge for the 5-4 win the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2025.
Julia Harold made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched. Harold was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Layla Walker was a standout: she went 4-for-5 with three runs and one double. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2025. Sophie Pettus was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Straughn kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Excel only managed five.
Straughn's record now sits at 22-9-1. As for Excel, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-12.
Straughn will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Panthers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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