The Nickerson Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Hillsboro Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Nickerson is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Nickerson duked it out with Oxford on Monday. The Panthers walked away with an 8-3 win over the Wildcats.
Corbin Shelton
| 04/21/26 @ Hesston | 8 |
| 03/24/26 @ Trinity | 3 |
| 04/27/26 @ Oxford | 2 |
| 03/31/26 vs Hoisington | 2 |
| 03/27/26 vs Lyons | 2 |
Corbin Shelton and Fallon Rist made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Shelton struck out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Meanwhile, Rist struck out eight batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Shelton is becoming a predictor of Nickerson's success: when he allows at most two hits the team is 2-1 (and 5-12 when he doesn't). At bat, Shelton went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run, while Rist went 2-for-4 with two triples and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Shelton has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cale Ruckman, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Welch, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Hillsboro ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Marion 10-9. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Trojans have posted against the Warriors since April 22, 2016.
Nickerson's record now sits at 7-13. As for Hillsboro, their record is now 6-11.
Nickerson suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Hillsboro in their previous meeting back in May of 2025. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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