The Pana Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Litchfield Purple Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Pana is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Vandalia just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Vandals by a score of 4-3.
Cash Lynch
| 04/29/25 @ Vandalia | 2 |
| 04/28/25 vs Vandalia | 4 |
| 04/24/25 vs Litchfield | 3 |
| 04/23/25 @ Nokomis | 1 |
Cash Lynch made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Kezdyn Russell also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Litchfield started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Greenville. They fell just short of the Comets by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday.
Ethan Saathoff was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Saathoff was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Saathoff wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Max Leitschuh, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Pana's record now sits at 9-8. As for Litchfield, their record is now 16-8.
Pana skirted past Litchfield 10-9 when the teams last played on Thursday. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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