GARRETT â Lakewood Parkâs first four innings were just too much to overcome.
Junior Megan Knox and freshman Grace Merkel each went deep to lead the Panthersâ 20-hit attack in a 15-9 win over Garrett May 18.
Merkle finished with four hits â lacking just a triple for the cycle â stole a base, scored three times and drove in two.
Knox had three hits and scored three times. Senior Madison Miller connected for three doubles, two runs and drove in five.
The Panthers improved to 7-11 with the win.
The Panthers struck for five runs in the first, behind singles from Mackenzie Shepherd, Samantha Schlotter, Merkle and Vinnie Talarico. Knox and Miller had doubles.