The Paulding Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Patrick Henry Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Paulding came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 11-0 to Bryan. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Golden Bears recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Patrick Henry strolled into their game on Tuesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They were the clear victors by a 14-2 margin over Van Buren. While the Patriots didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Faith Meyer was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Patrick Henry got a massive performance out of Illiana Schweibert, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Kasey Nelson was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Patrick Henry kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in four consecutive contests.
Patrick Henry's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0.the team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team won's by an average of 15 runs thus far As for Paulding, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Everything went Paulding's way against Patrick Henry in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, as Paulding made off with a 17-4 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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