Pine Island entered their tilt with Lourdes on Saturday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Eagles. The Panthers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Eagles, too.
Alex Knox made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Knox was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Sems, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Landon Lowrie was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Panthers
| 05/10/25 vs Lourdes | 6-3 |
| 05/09/25 vs Chatfield | 8-4 |
| 05/06/25 vs Zumbrota-Mazeppa | 5-2 |
| 04/14/25 vs Kasson-Mantorville | 7-3 |
| 04/12/25 vs St. Croix Prep | 9-0 |
| + 4 more games |
Pine Island pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.1 runs over those games. As for Lourdes, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-7.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Pine Island will square off against rival Cannon Falls at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Panthers 2.2, the Bombers 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Lourdes is set to take on their familiar foe Byron at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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