With a playoff game on the line, Opp rose to the challenge on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Excel Panthers. Winning may never get old, but Opp sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Bradleigh Lanier was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Rylie Kate Thrash, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Excel's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Makiya Booker, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Opp is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 39-6-1 record this season. As for Excel, their loss dropped their record down to 16-16.
Opp is on the road again on Thursday to play Madison Academy at 10:45 a.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Madison Academy: 1.9, Opp: 1.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Excel, they will challenge Winfield on Thursday. Winfield's pitching crew has only allowed 1.5 runs per game this season, so Excel's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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