For the second straight game, Patton will face off against Polk County. The Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Patton has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 20.
Patton came into this matchup off a tough six-run defeat on Monday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Polk County by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
For Polk County's part, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elizabeth Vitale, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI Vitale has posted since back in February.
Polk County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Patton, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
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