Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Langston Hughes). Everything went their way against the Banneker Trojans on Friday as the Langston Hughes Panthers made off with a 21-12 victory. With that win, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 7.9 runs per game.
Lashanti Askew was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Lajoshlyn Mouton, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Langston Hughes didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're strikeout total in three consecutive matches.
Langston Hughes' victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Banneker, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Langston Hughes is on the road again on Wednesday to play Westlake at 6:00 p.m. Langston Hughes is facing Westlake at the right time seeing as Westlake is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Banneker, they will host Riverdale at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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