Softball Recap: Holmes County Blue Devils vs. Jay Royals
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Holmes County had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top against the Jay Royals by a score of 4-1. The victory was nothing new for Holmes County as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Brianna Adams spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 15 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Holmes County's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Haley Williams, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Kiersten Womble was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Holmes County has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-13 record this season. As for Jay, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10.
Holmes County will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Northview at 7:00 p.m. Northview is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season. Jay does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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