With a playoff win on the line, Patton rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over the Trinity Bulldogs. The victory was nothing new for the Panthers as they're now sitting on four straight.

River McCrary
| 05/12/26 @ Trinity | 2 |
| 04/20/26 @ Erwin | 1 |
| 03/24/26 vs R-S Central | 1 |
| 03/20/26 vs Draughn | 1 |
River McCrary was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Gavin Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Patton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .371 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Patton's win bumped their record up to 17-10. As for Trinity, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-8.
As of now, neither Patton nor the Bulldogs have any future games scheduled.
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