A feisty cat fight will be fought as Paradise Panthers face off against Commerce Tigers at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Paradise fell victim to Boyd and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Yellowjackets, falling 9-0. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Yellowjackets recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Paradise got a good showing from Kaden Hammonds, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hammonds has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Paradise saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Mara, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, Commerce was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat. They lost 21-8 to Lone Oak. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Tigers have suffered against the Buffaloes since April 18, 2023.
Austin Cook and Brayden Romans stepped up to the plate in a big way. Cook scored two runs while going 1-for-2, while Romans scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Those two runs gave Cook a new career-high. Degio Balderrama also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Paradise's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7-2. As for Commerce, their loss dropped their record down to 2-18.
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