There's no place like home for Lookeba-Sickles, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Tipton Tigers on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won three in a row.
Ricky Wright made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. He is becoming a predictor of Lookeba-Sickles' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Wright was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. That hit was his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kamryn Taylor, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and three RBI. Those stolen bases were his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Helmuth, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
The win got Lookeba-Sickles back to even at 4-4. As for Tipton, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Lookeba-Sickles Panthers duke it out with Union City Tigers at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Union City's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Lookeba-Sickles' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Tipton, they will take on Minco at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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