The Southside Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Park Crossing Thunderbirds at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Southside's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last five contests.
Southside made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Ellwood Christian, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Panthers never let the Eagles get on the board and left with an 18-0 victory on Monday. That looming 18-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Panthers yet this season.
Meanwhile, Park Crossing had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They put the hurt on Percy Julian with a sharp 17-6 win on Wednesday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Thunderbirds' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
J GREEN and J DUNCAN were a major factor no matter where they played. 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. Park Crossing is 2-1 when GREEN posts two or more runs, but 7-11 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on I JOHNSON, who went 4-for-5 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and one triple. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was J SANKEY, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Park Crossing was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .533. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Southside is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.9 runs over those games. As for Park Crossing, their record is now 9-12.
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