The Parkway Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the South Adams Starfires at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Parkway has given up an average of 8.8 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Parkway lost 13-6 to Wapakoneta on Monday. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Redskins recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Jacoby Triplett and Perry Schwieterman stepped up to the plate in a big way. Triplett went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Schwieterman went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Jack Yoder, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Southern Wells hit South Adams with a four-run first inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Starfires took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Raiders. The Starfires have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Derek Weaver was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Weaver was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Those RBI marked the first that he has brought in this season.
Weaver wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Derek McKean, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Brendon Sprunger also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Parkway's record is now 4-6. As for South Adams, their record now sits at 1-5.
South Adams' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Parkway hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .333. It's a different story for South Adams, though, as they've only averaged .204. Will they be able to contain Parkway's hitters?
Parkway couldn't quite get it done against South Adams when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 5-2. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
