The Gainesville Leopards will square off against the Paradise Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 14 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Gainesville and four for Paradise.
Gainesville came up short against Van Alstyne on Tuesday, falling 9-3.
Gainesville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Green, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Eli Settles also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.
Meanwhile, Paradise came up short against Fort Worth Country Day on Thursday and fell 7-2.
Paradise also got a good showing from Kolten Neil, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). That's the fewest earned runs Neil has allowed since back in April of 2024.
Gainesville's defeat dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Paradise, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5-2.
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