After flying high against Grenada last Monday, South Panola came back down to earth. The South Panola Tigers fell just short of the Grenada Chargers by a score of 6-5 on Friday. South Panola was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Grenada apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played.
Michael Johnson was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Johnson was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
In other pitching news, South Panola got a good showing from Will Daleke, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
Johnson wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Owen Roebuck, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Eli Raines was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
South Panola dropped their record down to 10-8-1 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Grenada, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
South Panola didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 16-1 loss vs. Lafayette on the 6th. Grenada has also already played their next game, an 8-3 victory against Cleveland Central on the 6th.
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