Panthers
| 05/04/26 vs Hillsboro | 12 |
| 05/01/26 @ Greenville | 1 |
| 04/30/26 @ Taylorville | 6 |
| 04/29/26 @ Vandalia | 12 |
| 04/28/26 vs Vandalia | 5 |
| + 17 more games |
The Pana Panthers will head out to take on the Monticello Sages at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Pana is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Pana will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Friday, then bounced right back against Hillsboro on Monday. The Panthers blew past the Hilltoppers 12-2. The victory continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Hilltoppers: they've now won five in a row.
Jax Czaikowski made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (two). He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Pana let Carder Burris and Cash Lynch run wild. Burris went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Lynch went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most runs Lynch has posted since back in April. Parker Moore was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Pana hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are 5-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Monticello suffered their closest defeat since May 5, 2025 on Monday. They fell just short of Paxton-Buckley-Loda by a score of 9-7. The Sages' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Pana's record now sits at 12-10. As for Monticello, their defeat dropped their record down to 24-2.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
