Panthers
| 03/27/25 @ North Marion | 18 |
| 02/20/25 vs Flagler Palm Coast | 13 |
| 03/11/25 @ Flagler Palm Coast | 11 |
| 02/25/25 vs Menendez | 11 |
| 02/18/25 @ Orange Park | 11 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Palatka). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the North Marion Colts an 18-0 shutout on Thursday. With that win, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Palatka got a massive performance out of Lilyann Smith, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those two runs gave Smith a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Whitney Seebacher, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Palatka was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
With the victory, Palatka broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-7. As for North Marion, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-11.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Palatka will face off against Santa Fe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Palatka's pitchers better be ready for this one: Santa Fe has averaged an impressive 8.5 runs per game this season. As for North Marion, it'll be an old-fashioned rodeo when North Marion Colts duke it out with Meadowbrook Academy Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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