The Emerson Mavericks are taking a road trip to square off against the Panther Creek Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Emerson's pitching crew has only allowed 1.1 runs per game this season, so Panther Creek's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Emerson took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Braswell a 5-0 shutout.
Jalen McLin was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Colton Davis was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple and one run.
Meanwhile, Panther Creek had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Coyotes by a score of 4-0.
Dawson Stokan looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hunter Handley, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.
Panther Creek's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3-4. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Emerson, their record is now 6-1.
Emerson took their win against Panther Creek when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 7-1. Will Emerson repeat their success, or does Panther Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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