Softball Recap: Slocomb Red Tops vs. Straughn Tigers
Slocomb had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Straughn Tigers 7-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Slocomb also won the last time the pair played on Friday.
The team relied heavily on Gracie Ward, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Carlee Jowers, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Slocomb's victory bumped their record up to 18-3. As for Straughn, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-5.
Slocomb didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 2-1 win vs. Ariton on the 6th. As for Straughn, they will head out on the road to challenge Pike County at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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