The Minford Falcons will face off against the Chesapeake Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Minford is looking for their season's first win.
Things were looking good for Minford after they put the first runs on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They came up short against South Webster, falling 7-1.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Chesapeake ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 victory over Fairland. With that win, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Haylee Lafon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over eight innings pitched. Lafon was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Chesapeake let Kaydence Easthom and Angel Hundley run wild. Easthom scored two runs and stole two bases, while Hundley scored two runs while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was KJ Collins, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
Chesapeake's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 4-6. As for Minford, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything went Minford's way against Chesapeake when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Minford made off with a 20-6 win. Do the Falcons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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