After flying high against Pike Road last Saturday, Excel came back down to earth. The Excel Panthers fell 12-8 to the Blacksher Bulldogs on Monday. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2024.
Excel saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Holden Stacey, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another was Trent Williams, who scored two runs while going 1-for-5.
Excel's defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Blacksher, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-4.
Coming up, Excel will welcome St. Paul's Episcopal at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Excel has given up an average of 9.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Blacksher, they will venture away from home to square off against Excel at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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