It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Panther Creek had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Godley Wildcats a 1-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Panther Creek who now have four in a row.
The result came thanks to Alexis Taylor's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Panther Creek's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Huggins, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.
Panther Creek has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Godley, their defeat ended a 19-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 22-4-1.
Panther Creek will have a chance to go back-to-back against Godley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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