Softball Recap: South Harrison Hawks vs. Braxton County Eagles
In what's become a running theme this season, South Harrison gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They blew past the Braxton County Eagles 13-7. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for South Harrison considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Ava Louk was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Louk was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her six plate appearances.
In other batting news, South Harrison got a big performance out of Keelie Trout, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Abbi Cowger was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 4-for-5.
On Braxton County's side, Lacie Wright made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Luzader, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Braxton County was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Harrison didn't hit any.
South Harrison's win bumped their record up to 11-12. As for Braxton County, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-19.
South Harrison will be playing in front of their home fans against Tyler at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Harrison is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Braxton County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Wirt County at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Braxton County is facing Wirt County at the right time seeing as Wirt County is stuck on a 20-game losing streak.
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