Softball Recap: Petersburg Comes Up Short

Petersburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against the New Deal Lions, falling 23-6.

E Rendon was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. That hit was her first of the season. KYNLEE OVALLE was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.

Petersburg's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for New Deal, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-5 record.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Petersburg will head out to take on Ralls at 5:00 p.m. on March 11th. As for New Deal, they are taking a road trip to face off against Liberty at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Liberty has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16.3 runs per game on average), something New Deal will no doubt try to take advantage of.