Homedale extended their losing streak to five on Friday, dropping their season record down to 4-12 in the process. They fell 5-1 to the Parma Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-2 on Friday.
Ciarah Barnett spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on four hits.
As for Parma, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 16-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games.
On Parma's side, their win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Wesli Crockett, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one double. Maya Jensen was another, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Homedale will take on Fruitland on Monday. The Trojans' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Grizzlies have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Parma, they will square off against New Plymouth at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Panthers will need to watch out since the Pilgrims have now posted at least ten runs in their last four contests.
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