Baseball Recap: Plainfield Victorious

It was a proper cat-fight when Plainfield challenged Wheeler on Thursday. The Panthers came out on top against the Lions by a score of 13-9. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.

Mason Tavenier made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Tavenier was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.

Pheonix Thompson

Runs

04/13/26 @ Ellis RVT	3
05/07/26 @ Wheeler	2
04/16/26 vs Putnam	2
04/04/26 @ Windham	2
04/11/26 vs Wheeler	1

In other batting news, Plainfield let Pheonix Thompson and Shane Gregoire run wild. Thompson went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Gregoire went 3-for-5 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Thompson has become a key player for Plainfield: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Kaison Mayernik, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.

Plainfield was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .486. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Plainfield's record is now 5-8. As for Wheeler, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season.

Plainfield wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 9-6 loss against Ledyard on the 8th. As for Wheeler, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 11-4 win against Windham on the 8th.