The Pana Panthers will be defending their home-pitch for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Taylorville Tornadoes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Pana is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They lost 7-2 to St. Teresa on Monday. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Garrett Pierce and
Bladyn McCloskey scored both of Pana's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, Taylorville couldn't capitalize on their home-pitch advantage in their season opener. They came up short against Lincolnwood/Morrisonville/Nokomis on Monday, falling 7-1.
Pana was able to grind out a solid win over Taylorville when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Pana repeat their success, or does Taylorville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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