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| 04/18/25 - Home | 5-3 W |
| 04/05/24 - Home | 3-5 L |
| 04/07/23 - Away | 2-5 L |
| 05/10/22 - Home | 7-6 W |
| 05/03/21 - Away | 3-1 W |
| + 3 more games |
Pana posted their closest win since March 21st on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over the Carlinville Cavaliers. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 5-3 win the Cavaliers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.
Shelby Ashcraft was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits. Ashcraft was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one RBI.
Ashcraft wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Joey Laker, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That stolen base marked the first that Laker has snagged this season. Another was Izzy Reed, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.
Pana's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-8. As for Carlinville, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 8-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pana will square off against Litchfield at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Carlinville, they will take on Rochester at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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