PEKIN — The 13th-ranked Pekin Panthers cruised through three games without allowing a run in action Saturday at their home tournament.

Pekin took wins over Van Buren and Belle Plaine by identical scores of 6-0, then the Panthers routed Moulton-Udell 14-0. Pekin pitchers allowed just five hits in the three games. Mycaela Crouse gave up just one hit and fanned nine against Van Buren, then allowed just two hits against to M-U. She did not walk a batter in either game. Leslie Stone gave up just two hits to Belle Plaine while fanning six batters.

Jessica Deutsch, Alexi Holmes, Brenda Fritchen each had a double against Van Buren, while Kira Swanson had a double and two RBI against Belle Plaine. Swanson and Jamie Sterling had doubles against M-U, while Crouse, Holmes and Jessie Martin had two RBI each.

The Panthers, now 23-3 on the season, travel to Highland today.

Pekin 6, Van Buren 0

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VB 000 000 0 — 0 1 5

Pekin battery — Mycaela Crouse (W, 16-3) (7IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 9K, 0BB), Kira Swanson catching.

2B — Jessica Deutsch, Alexi Holmes, Brenda Fritchen.

Hits — Holmes 2-for-3, Fritchen 2-for-3, Deustch 1-for-3, Shelby Blakely 1-for-3, Ashley Morales 1-for-1.

RBI — Leslie Stone, Kira Swanson, Holmes, Dominique Tolle, Fritchen. Runs — Blakely 2, Deutsch, Morales, Holmes, Crouse.

Pekin 6, Belle Plaine 0

B.P 000 000 0 — 0 2 6

Pek 202 200 0 — 6 7 1

Pekin battery — Stone (W, 6-0) (7IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 6K, 5BB), Swanson (3) Caylee Johnson catching.