The Southside Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sardis Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southside's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Douglas and snuck past 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Southside.
The result came thanks to Jalyn Allen's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Southside let Peyton Burrell and Jovi Marble loose on the outfield. Burrell scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2, while Marble went 2-for-2 with three stolen bases. Burrell is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played.
Meanwhile, Sardis' hitters rose to the challenge against a Pirates pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.37 points allowed on Thursday. Everything went Sardis' way against Boaz as Sardis made off with a 10-4 victory. The win was nothing new for Sardis as they're now sitting on three straight.
Southside's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-9-1. As for Sardis, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-11-1 record this season.
Southside skirted past Sardis 3-2 in their previous matchup on April 4th. Will Southside repeat their success, or does Sardis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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