Softball Recap: Dawson Takes a Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Dawson can now relate to. They came up short against the Valley Mills Eagles on Thursday, falling 16-2. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Kaylee Payne

Stolen Base

05/01/25 vs Valley Mills	4
05/01/25 vs Valley Mills	1
04/24/25 vs Italy	2
04/24/25 @ Italy	2

Kaylee Payne was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in two of her three plate appearances with four stolen bases and one run. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tattum Hill, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.

Dawson's loss dropped their record down to 8-21. As for Valley Mills, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-3.

As of now, neither Dawson nor the Eagles have any future games scheduled.