Softball Recap: Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks vs. Liberty County Bulldogs
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Port St. Joe can now relate to. They fell just short of the Liberty County Bulldogs by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. Port St. Joe's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Port St. Joe saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addy Creekmore, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
On Liberty County's side, Lauren Grantham spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits and racked up eight Ks. Grantham has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Port St. Joe's defeat dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Liberty County, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Port St. Joe does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Liberty County, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Cottondale at 7:00 p.m. Cottondale is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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