Stanley hasn't had much luck against Choudrant recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Stanley Panthers will take on the Choudrant Aggies at 5:30 p.m.
On Wednesday, Stanley came up short against Negreet and fell 12-8.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Choudrant). They put the hurt on Claiborne Christian with a sharp 15-0 win on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Colton Smith made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Choudrant is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-10 otherwise. Smith was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI. Those four hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Braden Bagwell and Cam Bagwell did most of the damage at the plate: Braden scored three runs while going 2-for-3, while Cam scored three runs while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance gave Cam a new career-high in runs. Tucker Batterton also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Choudrant always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .690. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Choudrant's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-11. As for Stanley, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7.
Stanley couldn't quite get it done against Choudrant in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 as they fell 5-2. Can Stanley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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