The Plano East Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the McKinney Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. McKinney took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Plano East, who comes in off a win.
It was a proper cat-fight when Plano East challenged Plano on Saturday. The Panthers put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 10-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Micah Gregory
| 04/12/25 vs Plano | 5 |
| 03/21/25 vs Plano West | 2 |
| 03/07/25 vs Bowie | 2 |
| 03/29/25 vs McKinney Boyd | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Prosper | 1 |
Micah Gregory looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on RJ DelaPaz, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Nikolas Smith also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, McKinney was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 5-1 to McKinney Boyd.
McKinney also got a good showing from Ethan Estes, who pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Estes has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, McKinney saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eldrick Ramos, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
McKinney's loss dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Plano East, the victory got them back to even at 12-12-1.
Plano East was able to grind out a solid win over McKinney in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 8-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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