The New Lexington Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Coshocton Redskins at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (New Lexington has three straight wins, Coshocton has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
New Lexington had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt River View on Thursday. The Panthers blew past the Black Bears 18-12.
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Carson Fortner made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, New Lexington got a big performance out of Tanner Toth, who went 2-for-5 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Toth has become a key player for the Panthers: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Gottke, who went 3-for-6 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
New Lexington kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Coshocton came up short against Sheridan on Thursday, falling 13-1.
Coshocton's loss dropped their record down to 5-16. As for New Lexington, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
New Lexington skirted past Coshocton 8-7 in their previous matchup on Wednesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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