The Mehlville Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Northwest Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mehlville has four straight victories, Northwest has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
It was a proper cat-fight when Mehlville challenged Affton on Wednesday. The Panthers came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 9-5.
Meanwhile, Northwest came up short against Rockwood Summit on Friday and fell 6-3.
Landen Deckard was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That double marked the first that he has hit this season.
Mehlville's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-6. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games. As for Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Everything went Mehlville's way against Northwest when the teams last played back in March, as Mehlville made off with an 8-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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