Softball Recap: Picayune Maroon Tide vs. Hancock Hawks
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Picayune can now relate to. They fell 7-3 to the Hancock Hawks on Friday. The loss continues a trend for Picayune in their matchups with Hancock: they've now lost five in a row.
Allie Bond was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On Hancock's side, Teegan Dewitt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Dewitt was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
In other batting news, Hancock got a big performance out of Brooklyn Cuevas, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Abigail Carver, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
Picayune's defeat dropped their record down to 10-18-1. As for Hancock, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-3-1.
While Picayune had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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