Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Panther Creek walked away with it. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Alvarado Indians a 1-0 shutout on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Panthers have posted since March 15th.
Panther Creek saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Graylyn Fry, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Panther Creek is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-9-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Alvarado, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 16-10.
Panther Creek will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Indians: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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