The Pana Panthers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Warrensburg-Latham Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pana took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They put the hurt on Vandalia with a sharp 14-4 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Pana considering their one-run performance the match before.
The team relied heavily on Shelby Ashcraft, who scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Allie Sarver, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Warrensburg-Latham made easy work of Arthur-Okaw Christian on Monday and carried off a 10-3 win.
Pana pushed their record up to 19-8 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Warrensburg-Latham, they have been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season.
Pana suffered a grim 16-9 defeat to Warrensburg-Latham in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Pana avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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