After flying high against Bandera last Tuesday, Navarro came back down to earth. The Panthers fell just short of the Wimberley Texans by a score of 5-4 on Friday. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Texans apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2022.
Shelbi Stevens made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs.
Navarro has also been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's still a better percentage than their 2-11-1 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Wimberley, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-13.
While Navarro had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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