A feisty cat fight will be fought as Pelion Panthers duke it out with Ninety Six Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pelion is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
Pelion will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Ridge Spring-Monetta on Thursday. Pelion's pitcher stepped up to hand Ridge Spring-Monetta a 19-0 shutout. The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won five in a row.
Bryce Derrick looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Will Green was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those hits were his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lance Dawson, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Pelion kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
The home team had come away the winner the last five times Ninety Six and Abbeville had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. Ninety Six lost 16-3 to Abbeville on Thursday. Wildcats fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Panthers since on Thursday.
Ninety Six's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Pelion, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
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