A feisty cat fight will be fought as Pine Grove Panthers face off against Jumpertown Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Pine Grove fell victim to Myrtle and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Hawks. The shutout was out of character for the Panthers seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.
Pine Grove saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Memory Mauney, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Jumpertown's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They came up short against Myrtle, falling 16-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Cardinals were not able to get on the board.
Pine Grove's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Jumpertown, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Pine Grove came out on top in a nail-biter against Jumpertown in their previous meeting on March 6th, sneaking past 7-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pine Grove since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
