Stigler fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Hilldale on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hornets. That makes it the first time this season the Panthers have let down their home crowd.
Latch Smith made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple was his first of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Stigler and nudges their season record down to 14-2. As for Hilldale, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 16-2.
Coming up, Stigler will head out on the road to face off against Sallisaw at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Panthers will need to watch out since the Black Diamonds have now posted at least ten runs in their last three games. As for Hilldale, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Inola at 11:00 a.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Hornets 3.2, the Longhorns 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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