St. Thomas More is on an eight-game streak of home losses, and Paxton-Buckley-Loda a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The St. Thomas More Sabers will host the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
St. Thomas More lost 18-1 to Armstrong on Tuesday.
Centennial hit Paxton-Buckley-Loda with a five-run fifth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Panthers came up short against the Chargers, falling 11-5.
Paxton-Buckley-Loda saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Lavender, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs. Makenna Stout also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Paxton-Buckley-Loda's loss dropped their record down to 3-17. As for St. Thomas More, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Paxton-Buckley-Loda's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. St. Thomas More has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Paxton-Buckley-Loda, though, as they've been averaging only 4.2 strikeouts. Will St. Thomas More keep running through batters, or will the Panthers buck the trend?
St. Thomas More suffered a grim 23-6 defeat to Paxton-Buckley-Loda in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can the Sabers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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