It was a proper cat-fight when Pennington faced off against Cleveland on Thursday. The Pennington Tigers took a 14-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cleveland Panthers. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
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Summer Hawkins and Bella Thomas stepped up to the plate in a big way. Hawkins went 3-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI, while Thomas scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Those three runs gave Thomas a new career-high. Raegan Blackwood was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
They weren't the only ones working in the hit department: Pennington kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.4 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 9.4.
Pennington's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Cleveland, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-9.
Coming up, Pennington will welcome Locust Fork at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cleveland has already played their next game (against Ashville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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