Southport dropped their record down to 9-6 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bloomington South Panthers. If the Cardinals were looking for revenge after losing 6-4 to the Panthers when the teams met back in May of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for Bloomington South, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-5. Five seems to be a good number for they as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Bloomington South's part, Collin Marcum tossed a big game, striking out 11 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Those 11 strikeouts gave Marcum a new career-high.
At the plate, Bloomington South let Drew Palileo and Jake McCammon run wild. Palileo went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while McCammon went 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI. That stolen base was Palileo's first of the season. Sam Giles was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Southport will take on Bloomington North at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Bloomington South, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Franklin Community at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (the Panthers have won six straight at home, while the Grizzly Cubs won five straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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