Friday's prep highlights: Tigers hand Panthers first loss

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May 16—In baseball

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hit three singles, added a double and a single and struck out nine batters in six innings of pitching work to help the host Blue Devils (16-8) upend the Storm (11-10) in Vermilion Valley Conference play, with and Warren each driving in two runs apiece for good measure. , and each drove in two runs for the Storm.

threw a complete game to help the Chargers (7-19) take down the Tigers (5-22) in Big 12 Conference play, with 's three-hit performance and two hits apiece from Ritter, and helping the winning cause.

Two hits apiece from and each notched a pair of hits to lead the Maroons (24-6) past the Vikings (7-19) in a four-inning Big 12 Conference win, with striking out five batters in three innings of pitching work and McDaniel driving in three runs to lock up the win.

It took nine innings for the Warriors (16-12) to lock up a win against the host Purple Riders (10-10), with two hits from , two RBIs from and three walks from supporting 7 2/3 innings of nine-strikeout pitching work from . paced Arcola with three hits, one of which was a home run.

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didn't allow a hit and yielded just one walk in seven innings of eight-strikeout work, with her no-hitter joining three hits from and two hits apiece from , and as reasons for a dominant nonconference home win for the Sages (22-9). One of Walsh's hits was a triple, while was the only runner to reach base for the Conquering Riders (8-9).

A three-run rally in the bottom of the sixth inning helped the Tigers (20-5) deal the Panthers (33-1) their first loss of the season, with collecting two hits, , and hitting home runs and Jazmyn Bennett adding a double to power the winning effort. struck out six batters for Westville, while LeRoy was led by three hits apiece from and and home runs from and .

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