The Pinckneyville Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Carterville Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Pinckneyville sitting on eight straight wins and Carterville on 16.
Last Monday, Pinckneyville got the win against Benton by a conclusive 11-2. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Carterville's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's eighth consecutive shutout on Thursday. They skirted past Waltonville 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Lions have posted since April 12th.
Taryn Ford made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one double and one RBI.
Ford wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Savannah Gibbs, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Carterville's win was their 29th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Pinckneyville, their record is now 17-2.
Pinckneyville suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to Carterville in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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