The Panther Creek Catamounts will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Leesville Road Pride at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Panther Creek will be strutting in after a victory while Leesville Road will be coming in after a defeat.
Panther Creek will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Cary on Monday. Panther Creek was the clear victors by a 15-3 margin over Cary.
Jessica Burk made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Burk was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing Three bases. while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Panther Creek got a massive performance out of Hannah Welborn, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three RBI, one triple, and one run. The dominant performance gave Welborn a new career-high in RBI. Cassidy Robinson was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Panther Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .541. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cary only posted an OBP of .304.
Meanwhile, Leesville Road came up short against Jordan on Monday and fell 8-3. The Pride have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Leesville Road's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Panther Creek, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Everything went Panther Creek's way against Leesville Road when the teams last played back in March of 2023, as Panther Creek made off with a 20-6 win. Does Panther Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Leesville Road turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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