The Plant Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Strawberry Crest Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Plant waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cougars and snuck past 4-2.
Rhett Dixson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two earned runs on four hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, Cash Strayer and Urban Ellis did most of the damage at the plate: Strayer scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Ellis scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Strawberry Crest had just enough and edged Gaither out 3-2 on Wednesday.
Plant is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Strawberry Crest, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
Everything went Plant's way against Strawberry Crest in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Plant made off with a 9-0 win. Does Plant have another victory up their sleeve, or will Strawberry Crest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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