The Mountain Grove Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Potosi Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Mountain Grove faced off against Salem on Thursday. The Panthers came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 9-4.
Hannah Dowden tossed a big game, tossing 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Landry Golden, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one double, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophee Peterson, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Potosi got themselves on the board against Kingston on Tuesday, but Kingston never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Cougars. The Trojans haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Mountain Grove is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Potosi, their record now sits at 6-8.
Mountain Grove came up short against Potosi in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 8-4. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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