After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Lewisburg, Petal was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Germantown Mavericks as the Petal Panthers made off with a 12-5 victory. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 4-3 win the Mavericks walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2024.
Jayden Madison made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Madison was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Petal got a massive performance out of Easton Giger, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. What's more, Giger posted three hits, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Fischer Howell, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Panthers
| 02/22/25 @ Germantown | 14 |
| 02/15/25 vs Harrison Central | 13 |
| 02/18/25 @ West Jones | 7 |
| 02/22/25 vs Lewisburg | 3 |
| 02/14/25 vs Sumrall | 2 |
Petal kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Petal's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Germantown, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Coming up, Petal will welcome Biloxi at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Petal is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Germantown, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 6-4 defeat against Warren Central on the 22nd.
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