Panthers drop close one to London
KITCHENER - A valiant bottom of the ninth came up just short for the Kitchener Panthers.
Down 7-2, the Panthers got three runs and had the tying run at the plate, but Skylar Janisse finished it off as the London Majors nabbed a 7-5 decision Thursday night at Jack Couch Park.
Two of the three runs came off a two-run home run for Raffi Gross.
The difference in the game came in the fifth inning, when the Majors scored four runs and sent nine to the plate.
Owen MacNeil took the loss, giving up five runs on four hits in 4.2 innings of work. He struck out four and walked four.
Cesilio Pimentel scattered four hits in six innings for the win in his CBL debut for London. He struck out six and allowed two runs.
Malik Williams was the lone Panther to have a multi-hit effort, he was two-for-three.
Kitchener falls to 3-3, while London moves to 4-1.
The loss begins a busy week for the Panthers. They hit the road to Chatham-Kent and Guelph Friday and Saturday.
The next home game is Sunday at 2:05 p.m. when the Hamilton Cardinals come to town.
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