North Panola was the 8-7 winner over Rosa Fort when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The North Panola Cougars fell just short of the Rosa Fort Lions by a score of 14-13 on Tuesday. North Panola has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Markendrick Bramlett was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Bramlett has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive pitching appearances. Bramlett was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Eugene Wilbourn and Braylon Edwards did some serious damage despite the final result: Wilbourn scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Edwards went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Devon Sims was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On Rosa Fort's side, Ahmad Harris was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, six RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylan Poindexter, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
North Panola's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Rosa Fort, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat North Panola by a score of 20-5 later that day.
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