Softball Recap: Draughn Takes a Loss

It was a proper cat-fight when Draughn challenged Mountain Heritage on Tuesday. The Wildcats fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by just one run.

Avie Helton put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Helton was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

In other batting news, Lindsey Hensley made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two triples and two runs.

Draughn has also been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-9 record this season. As for Mountain Heritage, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 5-9.

While Draughn 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 6:00 p.m. on Friday.