It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Paulding can now relate to. They came up short against the Elmwood Royals on Saturday, falling 16-8. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Royals this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-4 back in April.
Brooklynn Bakle was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-5 with one home run and five RBI. Jalyn Klopfenstein was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
Panthers
| 05/24/25 vs Elmwood | 8-16 |
| 05/23/25 @ Liberty-Benton | 6-0 |
| 05/19/25 @ Elida | 6-0 |
| 05/15/25 vs Spencerville | 13-2 |
| 05/12/25 vs Lincolnview | 9-10 |
The loss snapped Paulding's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-11 record. As for Elmwood, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 17-8.
Paulding does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Elmwood, they will square off against Oak Harbor at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Royals 3.9, the Rockets 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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