The Danbury Panthers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Kountze Lions. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Danbury is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 17-7 margin over Coldspring-Oakhurst.
Meanwhile, Kountze entered their tilt with Diboll with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Lumberjacks on Friday as they made off with a 13-1 win.
McKinley Rowinsky made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Rowinsky was even better at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run, four runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Emily Smith was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kiley Kunk, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Danbury's victory bumped their record up to 19-13-1. As for Kountze, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 32-5 record this season.
Everything went Danbury's way against Kountze in their previous matchup back in April of 2016 as Danbury made off with a 10-0 win. Will Danbury repeat their success, or does Kountze have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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