The Park Tudor Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Pike Red Devils at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Park Tudor has three straight victories, Pike has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Park Tudor had just enough and edged out Speedway 12-10.
Desmond Francis
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Desmond Francis and Oliver Eve did most of the damage at the plate: Francis went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Eve went 3-for-4 with five RBI, three doubles, and two runs. Those four hits gave Francis a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Clarke, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs.
Meanwhile, Pike didn't have quite enough to beat Bluffton on Saturday and fell 8-7.
AJ Dawkins made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Pike's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-2 (and 3-8-1 when he doesn't). Joe Williams was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Park Tudor's win bumped their record up to 17-5. As for Pike, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10-1.
Park Tudor came out on top in a nail-biter against Pike when the teams last played back in May of 2025, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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