MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Jared Adams pitched LaGrange past Huntingdon 5-3 on Sunday at Posey Field. The Panthers (3-7, 1-2 USA South) stopped a three-game skid and snapped Huntingdon's eight-game winning streak.

Adams (1-2) pitched seven strong innings in earning his first win of the season. He scattered seven hits; while giving up three runs, one of those was unearned. Adams walked one and struck out six.

Daniel Garrett threw two scoreless innings to collect his second save of the season. He gave up two hits and struck out two.

The Panthers opened the scoring with three runs in the second inning. Jake Hipple and Chris Laye had back-to-back singles to put runners on the corners. Hipple came home with the first run as Kyle Nerbonne reached on a fielder's choice.

After Laye came around to score to make it 2-0, Blake Schuck singled and Ty Edwards was hit by a pitch. Nerbonne scored the third run of the inning as Jim Reed also reached safely on a fielder's choice.

Huntingdon (9-4, 5-1 USA South) came back with a pair of runs in its half of the second, cutting the Panthers' lead to 3-2.

The Panthers picked up an insurance run in each of the fifth and seventh innings. In the fifth, Keith Sims walked, stole second and later scored on Casey Bell's ground out. 

Sims was also the catalyst for the Panthers in the seventh inning. He reached on an error and stole second. Cain Sauls' base hit set up runners on the corners. Sims came home as Sauls was thrown out on an attempted double steal to pad the Panthers' lead to 5-2.

Garrett allowed a lead off single in the ninth, then set the Hawks down in order to close out the win.

The Panthers had nine hits in the game. Edwards, Hipple and Sauls each had two hits. Sims finished with three steals as the Panthers had seven in the game.

The Panthers host Berry on Tuesday in a non-conference game.