Southside dropped their record down to 7-4 on Thursday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They lost 16-0 to the Park Crossing Thunderbirds. The Panthers were red-hot at the plate heading into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the five contests prior), but the Thunderbirds' pitchers proved too tough.
As for Park Crossing, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-12. The result was nothing new for the Thunderbirds, who have now won seven matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
For Park Crossing's part, I JOHNSON and C MAYO, JR made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, JOHNSON pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, MAYO, JR tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). At bat, JOHNSON went a perfect 2-for-2 with two triples, three runs, and one stolen base, while MAYO, JR got on base in two of his three plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Park Crossing is 4-1 when JOHNSON posts two or more runs, but 6-11 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on M SMITH, JR, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of N HARRINGTON, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Coming up, Southside will take on Flomaton at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. The Hurricanes' pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so the Panthers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Park Crossing does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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