The Jennings County Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Monrovia Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Jennings County managed to slip by Jeffersonville the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Panthers came up short against the Red Devils on Wednesday, falling 11-1.
Jennings County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Speer, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that Speer has hit this season.
Monrovia couldn't beat Triton Central on Wednesday even though they stacked eight runs on them in the third inning. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 12-11. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Monrovia also got a good showing from Harry Harris, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. The dominant performance also gave Harris a new career-low in walks (one).
On the hitting side, Colby Schmaltz and Eli Hampton stepped up to the plate in a big way. Schmaltz went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Hampton went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Monrovia's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Jennings County, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 7-8.
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