Softball Recap: Pope County Pirates vs. Gallatin County Hawks
Pope County waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Gallatin County Hawks as they made off with a 16-3 victory. That's more bragging rights for Pope County, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
MADDIE WALKER made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. WALKER was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Pope County got a massive performance out of BELLA FASOLO, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. FASOLO hasn't dropped below three hits for three straight games. JAYDAN HOLMES was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Pope County's win bumped their record up to 7-12. As for Gallatin County, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-8.
Pope County will be playing at home against Galatia/Thompsonville at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Gallatin County, they will head out on the road to take on Fairfield at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Gallatin County is facing Fairfield at the right time seeing as Fairfield is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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