Hershey took a ten-run defeat the last time they faced off against Alliance, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Panthers skirted past the Bulldogs 7-5. This was payback for the Panthers, who suffered an 11-1 loss the last time these two teams met.

Ellie Hampton
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Hershey saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ellie Hampton, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one double. Those two runs gave Hampton a new career-high. Another was Karleigh Didier, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Hershey's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2.
Hershey didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 16-0 defeat against Gering on the 26th. As for Alliance, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, an 18-8 loss against Highway 6 on the 22nd.
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