Baseball Recap: Petal Victorious

Panthers

Lowest Scoring Games

02/25/25 vs Biloxi	1-0
02/14/25 vs Sumrall	2-1
02/22/25 vs Lewisburg	3-14

While Petal put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Biloxi. The Petal Panthers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over the Biloxi Indians. The one-run effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Kaleb Dillon looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.

On the hitting side, Petal saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dawson Dykes, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases. That's the most stolen bases Dykes has posted since back in April of 2024. Tanner Beliveau also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Petal pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs over those games. As for Biloxi, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.

Petal will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Lafayette at 7:00 p.m. on March 10th. As for Biloxi, they will head out to face off against Pearl River Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.