The game was tied 3-3 heading to the bottom of the ninth inning. Jason Aylesworth led off by reaching on an infield hit off reliever Wes Dobson. Dobson retired the next two batters before walking Robbie Shelton.

Lee Malone relieved Dobson and his first pitch to Craig Mobley went to the backstop moving the runners to second and third. Mobley was intentionally walked and pinch-hitter Jordan Martinec came to the plate. Malone's third pitch to Martinec got past catcher Sean White, allowing Aylesworth to score the winning run.

The game was a pitcher's duel for seven innings between Maryville's Robert Brown and the Panthers' Neal Smith. Brown pitched into the eighth inning, allowing three earned runs and striking out six. Smith also pitched into the eighth, allowing three runs and striking out seven.

The Scots (13-7) took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. With two outs, Myles Cordell legged out a double on a ball hit up the middle. Kyle Cyprysiak followed with a base hit to left center to drive in Cordell with the game's first run.

The Panthers took the lead in the second inning. David Miller singled with one out and Brent Kinsey walked. One batter later, Derek Hooper doubled to the right field fence, driving in Miller and Kinsey for a 2-1 lead.

The Panthers held the lead until the eighth inning. Cyprysiak's two-out single drove in Mikee Moore with the tying run. James Connell (3-0) relieved Smith and walked back-to-back batters to force in the go-ahead run.

The Panthers tied the game in their half of the eighth inning. Shelton led off the inning with a single. He moved up to second on Mobley's sacrifice bunt and over to third on a passed ball. Shelton scored on Kinsey's bunt single.

The Panthers had seven hits in the game. Hooper was the only Panther with two hits. Cyprysiak had two of the Scots' six hits.

The two teams will play a doubleheader Saturday. The first game begins at 1 p.m. with the second game to follow.