{"id":21990,"date":"2018-05-21T07:30:36","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T11:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=21990"},"modified":"2018-05-16T16:46:37","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T20:46:37","slug":"panthers-advance-to-sectional-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/panthers-advance-to-sectional-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Panthers advance to sectional final"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PAULDING – Host Paulding scored six times in the bottom of the first and the Lady Panthers advanced to sectional final action with a 15-9 Division III sectional semifinal victory over Delphos Jefferson on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Megan Tope had four singles and drove in three runs to lead the Lady Panther offense, which totaled 16 hits in all.<\/p>\n

Jalynn Parrett added three singles for the maroon and white with Ashlynn Rice, Leigha Egnor and Audrey Manz all recording two hits.<\/p>\n

Gabbie Stallbaum, Asia Arellano and Haylee Dominique picked up the remaining hits for the maroon and white. Egnor and Arellano each drove in a pair of runs as well for Paulding while Grace Tuttle scored three times.<\/p>\n

Parrett, Arellano, Dominique and Manz all scored twice for Paulding.<\/p>\n

Delphos Jefferson opened the game with three runs in the top of the first but the Panthers quickly responded.<\/p>\n

Paulding got six in the home half of the first and followed that up with one in the second and three in the third for a 10-3 lead.<\/p>\n

After the Panthers expanded the lead to 12-4 at the end of four frames, the Wildcats sliced the deficit to 12-9 with a five run fifth.<\/p>\n

However, the maroon and white ended any doubt with a single run in the bottom of the fifth and two more in the sixth to set the final margin at 15-9.<\/p>\n

Manz picked up the win on the mound for the Lady Panthers, pitching 4-2\/3 innings with four strikeouts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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