Putnam County is 1-7 against Hall since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Panthers will square off against the Red Devils at 4:00 p.m. Putnam County is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Putnam County challenged Princeton on Tuesday. The Panthers walked away with a 7-3 victory over the Tigers. Seven seems to be a good number for the Panthers as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hall). They were the clear victors by a 16-6 margin over Kewanee on Thursday. With that victory, the Red Devils brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Braden Curran, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Pinter, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Hall always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Putnam County's record now sits at 10-3. As for Hall, their record is now 9-6-1.
Putnam County skirted past Hall 6-5 in their previous meeting back in March of 2025. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad 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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