The Southeastern Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Paint Valley Bearcats at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Southeastern will be strutting in after a win while Paint Valley will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Southeastern finally turned things around against South Point on Tuesday. Southeastern blew past South Point 15-7. Southeastern's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Paint Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 13-1 to Piketon, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Paint Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kasarah Cantrell, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Paint Valley was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Southeastern's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-11. As for Paint Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-11.
Southeastern suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Paint Valley when the teams last played on April 1st. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cantrell, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Now that Southeastern knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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