The Princeville Princes will head out on the road to face off against the Putnam County Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Princeville will be strutting in after a victory while Putnam County will be coming in after a loss.
If Princeville beats Putnam County with five runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Princeville had just enough and edged ROWVA/Williamsfield out 5-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Princeville.
Mekeya Cihla was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kinley McGinn, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Putnam County fell victim to Marquette and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 7-0 to the Crusaders. Putnam County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Princeville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-11 record this season. As for Putnam County, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Princeville came up short against Putnam County in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 12-9. Can Princeville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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