NORTH ENGLISH — Twice was nice for the No. 13 (2A) Pekin Panther softball team in a doubleheader at English Valleys Tuesday. The Panthers pounded out a dozen doubles in the two games combined, including seven in the nightcap, while taking two wins over the Bears with a 10-5 victory in the nightcap and a 17-1, five-inning rout in the nightcap.

Leading the offensive charge on the evening was Mycalea Crouse, who also earned her 18th win in the pitching circle in the five-run opening-game win. Crouse collected five hits for the night with three doubles, scored five runs and had five RBI at the plate.

Jessica Deustch and Shelby Blakely each nailed four hits in the doubleheader. Along with three doubles, Deustch scored five times in the two games and drove in four more runs while Blakely had two RBI and three runs scored in the doubleheader.

“We got a lot of girls to take some swings. We took some good cuts tonight,” Pekin head coach Bryon Marley said. “Hitting is contagious. We’d love to be able to spread this kind of hitting out over the rest of the season.”

The Panthers will continue doubling up tomorrow with double the locations for a pair of road games. After making up a SEISC North contest at Columbus Junction at 3 p.m., No. 13 Pekin (25-4) will head back on the bus and head to No. 5 (1A) New London for a JV/varsity doubleheader starting at 6 p.m.

Pekin 10, English Valleys 5

Pekin 310 112 2 — 10 13 3

E.V. 102 010 1 — 5 8 2

Pekin battery — Mycalea Crouse (W, 18-4) (7IP, 8H, 5R, 4ER, 3K, 2BB), Kira Swanson catching.

2B — Jessica Deustch 2, Crouse, Jaime Sterling, Dominique Tolle.

3B - Jessi Martin.

Hits — Deustch 3-4, Shelby Blakely 2-4, Crouse 2-4, Swanson 2-4, Martin 1-3, Sterling 1-3, Alexi Holmes 1-4, Tolle 1-4.

RBI — Crouse 2, Sterling 2, Blakely, Brenda Fritchen, Swanson, Tolle.

Runs — Deustch 3, Crouse 2, Martin 2, Krystin Bradshaw, Blakely, Holmes.

Pekin 17, English Valleys 1 (5)