Petal faced Sumrall in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Panthers fell just short of the Bobcats by a score of 8-7. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bobcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-2 back in February.
Morgan Taylor and Taylor Foster stepped up to the plate in a big way. Taylor went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one double, while Foster went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Kenzie Cochran also deserves some recognition as she launched her first home run of the season.
Petal's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-7. As for Sumrall, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
Petal will challenge Brandon at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Panthers 3.4, the Bulldogs 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Sumrall, they will take on North Pike at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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