Petal can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Everything went their way against the Meridian Wildcats as the Petal Panthers made off with a 19-1 victory. Petal's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Petal got a great performance from Rylie Hensarling as she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk).
At the plate, Morgan Taylor was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, four runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Gracie Drinkwine, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4.
On Meridian's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jazlynn Sulton, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
Petal is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Meridian, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-10 record this season.
Petal will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Pearl at 6:30 p.m. Petal's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Pearl's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Meridian, they will head out on the road to face off against Northwest Rankin at 5:00 p.m. in Tuesday's first game. Northwest Rankin will roll in looking for their 23rd straight win, something Meridian surely won't give up without a fight.
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