The Powell Panthers will challenge the Clay County Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Powell will be strutting in after a victory while Clay County will be coming in after a defeat.
Powell is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Girard with a sharp 12-2 win on Wednesday. The Panthers not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 28th (when they won 10-0).
Lucas Smith
| 04/08/26 vs Girard | 7 |
| 03/31/26 @ Halls | 0 |
| 03/26/26 @ King's Academy | 7 |
Lucas Smith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted over his last three games. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jameson Bess, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. Yanni Davila was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one double.
Powell always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Clay County's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell 6-3 to Knox Central.
The victory made it two in a row for Powell and bumps their season record up to 11-15. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games. As for Clay County, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
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