The Maxwell Panthers will square off against the St. Bernard's Crusaders at 9:10 a.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Maxwell has three straight victories, St. Bernard's has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
It was a proper cat-fight when Maxwell challenged Weed on Thursday. The Panthers walked away with a 6-3 win over the Cougars.
The team relied heavily on Sophia Lopez, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two doubles, and one run. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ruby Herrera, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Maxwell always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .565. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .515 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, St. Bernard's lost 14-1 to Hamilton on Thursday.
Maxwell's victory bumped their record up to 5-6-1. As for St. Bernard's, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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