Softball Recap: Lexington falls despite strong effort from Kailyn Melton

By Team Reports May 23, 2024, 4:20pm

Softball Recap: Lexington Tigers vs. Dyer County Choctaws

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lexington can now relate to. They fell 4-1 to the Dyer County Choctaws on Thursday. Lexington was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Dyer County apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Tuesday.

Kailyn Melton put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Melton has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Melton was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run.

Melton wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was KaLyn Simko, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases. Simko has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last four times she's played.

This is the second loss in a row for Lexington and nudges their season record down to 35-17-1. As for Dyer County, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-19 record this season.

As of now, neither Lexington nor Dyer County have any future games scheduled.

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