The West Panthers will head out to challenge the Brighton Bengals at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Brighton took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on West, who comes in off a win.
West is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Highland on Tuesday as they made off with a 20-8 victory. The Panthers not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 23, 2024.
Meanwhile, Brighton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 18-12 to Skyline. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Bengals have suffered against the Eagles since May 13, 2022.
Olivia Issowits and Peyten Bowers stepped up to the plate in a big way. Issowits went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double, while Bowers scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. That triple was Issowits' first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brianne Christesen, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
West's win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-10. As for Brighton, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
West might still be hurting after the 16-0 defeat they got from Brighton when the teams last played back in March. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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