The Antioch Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pittsburg Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Antioch will be strutting in after a victory while Pittsburg will be coming in after a defeat.
Antioch's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Deer Valley with a sharp 12-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Antioch.
Apollonia Maldonado made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Maldonado was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Fifita Grewe was a standout: she scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-1. Rose Parks was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Pittsburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 24-1 to Liberty.
Antioch's victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-17. As for Pittsburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Antioch took their win against Pittsburg in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 6-0. Will Antioch repeat their success, or does Pittsburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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