Panther Creek had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Rolesville Rams and snuck past 3-2. That's more bragging rights for Panther Creek, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Layla Lamar, who went 3-for-3 with a home run and a double. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last five times she's played.
On Rolesville's side, Morgan Warren was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Warren was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Warren wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kaitlyn Curphey, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base.
Panther Creek is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for Rolesville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.
Panther Creek will head out on the road to face off against Cary at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Panther Creek is facing Cary at the right time seeing as Cary is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Rolesville, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Wakefield at 4:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Rolesville: 3.4, Wakefield: 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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