The Lumberton Panthers will be playing at home against the Sacred Heart Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lumberton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Lumberton unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Sacred Heart by a score of 7-6.
Kaden Smith was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Smith has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Wootie Abercrombie made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Kolton Fairchild was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Lumberton now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Sacred Heart, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-6.
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