There's no place like home for Pana, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They blew past the Ramsey Rams 25-11 on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Rams: they've now won seven in a row.
Brianna Mathis was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just two earned (and nine unearned) runs off seven hits. Mathis was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Those two runs gave her a new career-high.
Shelby Ashcraft
| 03/27/25 vs Ramsey | 8 |
| 04/19/24 @ Litchfield | 6 |
| 03/29/24 vs Central A & M | 6 |
| 05/09/24 @ Ramsey | 5 |
| 04/18/24 vs Litchfield | 4 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Shelby Ashcraft, who fired off two home runs, eight RBI, and four runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Those eight RBI gave her a new career-high. Allie Sarver also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Pana always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .800. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win got Pana back to even at 2-2. As for Ramsey, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pana will host Sullivan at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Pana will need to watch out since Sullivan has now posted at least ten runs in their last four matchups. As for Ramsey, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Nokomis at 4:30 p.m.
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