The Panther Creek Catamounts will face off against the Leesville Road Pride at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Panther Creek has given up an average of 8.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Panther Creek is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Monday. They came up short against Green Level, falling 15-1.
Panther Creek saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Pepitone, who scored a run while going 1-for-1. That hit was Pepitone's first of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Leesville Road). They put the hurt on Jordan with a sharp 14-4 win on Monday. With that victory, the Pride brought their scoring average up to 7.6 runs per game.
Alex Higdon looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Leesville Road got a big performance out of Brett Kutner, who scored three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Matthews, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one run.
Leesville Road always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Leesville Road now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Panther Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Panther Creek was able to grind out a solid win over Leesville Road in their previous meeting back in April of 2019, winning 13-10. Does Panther Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Leesville Road turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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