Spring Hill extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping them down to 3-13. They fell 6-1 to the Smackover Buckaroos. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Buckaroos this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-0 back in March.
Spring Hill saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zoey Varner, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
As for Smackover, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games.
On Smackover's side, Lunden Clark spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Smackover let Nataleh Goodwin and MaKayla Blackledge run wild. Goodwin got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Blackledge went 2-for-4 with four RBI and one stolen base. That's the most stolen bases Goodwin has posted since back in April of 2025. Chloe Goocher was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.
Spring Hill does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Smackover, they will take on Nashville at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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