Two home runs by EP in the game were not enough with a seventh inning rally coming up short.
A two out double followed by the second single of the inning put Kewanee up 2-0 after one.
EP got on the board in the third as Ava Grawe took the first pitch she saw and slugged it over the left field fence to make 2-1 Boilers.
Kewanee answered in the bottom of the inning as after a leadoff walk back-to-back doubles plated two more runs to put the home team up 4-1.
Following an quiet fourth inning, EP’s Leah Richmond led off the fifth with a double and scored on a two out bloop double by Laken Renkes to make it 4-2.
The Lady Boilers picked up the decisive run in the bottom of the sixth without the benefit of a hit. The leadoff runner reached on a dropped third strike and made her way to third on a pair of stolen bases and scored on a passed ball to put Kewanee up by 3.
EP’s Isabella Olvera led off the seventh with a single and came home on Leah Richmond’s home run to left to make it a 5-4 game with no outs. With one out, Grawe singled but was left stranded at second to end the game.
Starting pitcher Wynn Renkes allowed 7 hits and 4 earned runs over four innings, striking out 6 and walking 1. Ayden Klendworth went the final two innings, giving up 1 run on 1 hit, striking out 6 and walking none.
Leah Richmond powered the EP offense with a double, a home run and 2 RBIs. Ava Grawe had a pair of knocks with a double and a single.
The 4-4 Panthers will look for redemption on Thursday when they host the Lady Boilers.
