The Petal Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Pearl Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pearl took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Petal, who comes in off a win.
Petal put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Meridian 16-1. While fans of Petal might be used to big wins, the 15-run margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
Mallory Johnson looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Petal got a massive performance out of Gracie Drinkwine, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Drinkwine has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Foster, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Pearl was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 17-3 walloping at the hands of Brandon.
Petal has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Pearl, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12-2.
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