The Pine Grove Panthers will take on the Walnut Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Pine Grove has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Pine Grove came into their game on Monday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Myrtle, falling 17-1.
Pine Grove saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Memory Mauney, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, while Walnut put up plenty of runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Thrasher. The Wildcats blew past the Rebels 13-0. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won eight matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Maddie Wilburn made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Addison Hicks was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (three). Baylee Spight was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Walnut always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .630. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Thrasher only posted an OBP of .214.
Walnut's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-12. As for Pine Grove, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-11.
Pine Grove suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Walnut when the teams last played back in March. Will the Panthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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