Nease barely beat Mandarin the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Panthers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Mustangs a 6-0 shutout on Thursday. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
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Nease got a great performance from Warren Huang as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Huang also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Panthers are 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-6 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Nease's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Damian Smith, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double. Alex Davis also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Nease's record is now 5-7. As for Mandarin, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Nease will square off against Suncoast at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Mandarin, they will take on Niceville at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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