North Panola lost against Independence last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The North Panola Cougars fell victim to a tough 19-1 defeat at the hands of the Independence Wildcats. That's two games in a row now that North Panola has lost by exactly 18 runs.
Markendrick Bramlett was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases.
On Independence's side, Brady Adams made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned run or hits. Adams was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-1. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
In other batting news, Independence got a massive performance out of Miller Owens, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Jeremy Ray was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing five bases.
This is the second loss in a row for North Panola and nudges their season record down to 5-8. As for Independence, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Panola will square off against Coahoma County at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Panola is facing Coahoma County at the right time seeing as Coahoma County is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Independence, they will head out on the road to challenge Vardaman at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Independence will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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