The scorekeeper got an easy start on Tuesday as neither Pendleton nor Belton-Honea Path made it on the board until the sixth inning. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Bears by a score of 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their meetings with the Bears: they've now lost six in a row.
Blakely Branyon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits.
At the plate, Pendleton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paisley Crawford, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Pendleton's loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Belton-Honea Path, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Pendleton is taking a road trip to face off against Crescent at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Tigers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so the Bulldogs' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Belton-Honea Path, they will host Walhalla at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Razorbacks have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed nine runs per game on average), something the Bears will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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