WILMORE, Ky. - LaGrange dropped both games of a CCS doubleheader to Asbury on Saturday. The Eagles won the first game, 5-2, then rallied for an 8-7 win in the second game to complete the sweep. The Panthers finished the regular season 18-20 overall and 8-8 in CCS play.

In the first game, the Panthers led 2-1 going into the bottom of the fifth inning. Zoe Veres drove in the first run with a sacrifice fly in the first inning and Breonn Newbille had an RBI double in the fifth.

Asbury rallied with four runs off Claire Chamberlain to take a 5-2 lead. Chamberlain gave up all five runs in six innings of work. The Panthers committed four errors in the game, making all the runs unearned.

Newbille, Kenzie Hornsby, Kayla Helms, and Cannon Ramsey accounted for LC's four hits.

The Panthers trailed 2-1 going to the top of the sixth inning in the second game. Jaselyn Couch's single drove in the first run of the inning. Chamberlain gave LC the lead with a two-run single, then Veres capped the inning with a two-run home for a 6-2 lead. The home run was Veres' fourth of the season, tying her with Ramsey for the team lead.

Asbury came right back in its half of the sixth with six runs to regain the lead. Couch's RBI single in the seventh pulled the Panthers within one to make it 8-7. But the Eagles' got the final out, as the Panthers left the bases loaded.

Couch led the Panthers' 14 hit attack with three hits. Chamberlain, Veres, Newbille, Alexa Gonzalez, and Kayla Helms all had two hits.

Up Next: The Panthers play in the CCS Championship Tournament beginning Wednesday, April 30.