Houston County extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping them down to 6-5-1. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of the Coffee Trojans. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Bears were not able to get on the board.
As for Coffee, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games.
For Coffee's part, Maggie Brown was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Brown has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Those two hits gave her a new career-high.
Brown wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jocelyn Fender, who went 1-for-3 with one triple. That triple was Fender's first of the season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Houston County beat Coffee by a score of 4-1 later that day.
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