The Parma Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fruitland Grizzlies at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Parma has 11 straight victories, Fruitland has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Parma has not struggled against McCall-Donnelly recently, they managed to flip the script on Wednesday. Parma narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past McCall-Donnelly 9-8.
Wesli Crockett made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off 11 hits. Crockett was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Abby Anderson, who scored a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Zoey Heffelfinger was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Fruitland came up short against Weiser on Monday and fell 7-4.
Parma pushed their record up to 11-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Fruitland, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Parma suffered a grim 18-6 defeat to Fruitland in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Parma avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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