The Ponitz Career Tech Golden Panthers will square off against the East Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. East took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Ponitz Career Tech, who comes in off a win.
Ponitz Career Tech is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Thurgood Marshall on Wednesday as they made off with a 23-4 victory. The Golden Panthers have beaten the Cougars the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Cougars has come to flipping the script.
Yafet Mehari made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Mehari was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maurice Carter, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with six stolen bases, four runs, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Davarris Jones, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, East was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They lost 12-2 to Centennial. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Stars recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Ponitz Career Tech now has a winning record of 7-6. As for East, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6-1.
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