The Petal Panthers will be playing at home against the Pearl Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Petal will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Petal stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Everything went their way against Meridian as Petal made off with a 19-1 victory. Petal's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Petal got a great performance from Rylie Hensarling as she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Morgan Taylor, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, four runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Gracie Drinkwine, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pearl fell victim to a tough 14-3 loss at the hands of Brandon on Friday. Pearl has not had much luck with Brandon recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Petal has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Pearl, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-14-2.
Petal took their win against Pearl when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 12-0. Will Petal repeat their success, or does Pearl have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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