After flying high against Brown last Thursday, Moore came back down to earth. The Moore Mustangs suffered a rough 12-2 defeat at the hands of the Southern Trojans on Wednesday. Moore has struggled against Southern recently, as their game on Wednesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
For Southern's part, Alyssa Smallwood made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Smallwood was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Samantha Hethcox was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing seven bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Morghan Dunn was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing six bases while going 3-for-4.
Moore's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Southern, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-6.
Moore will look to defend their home field on Friday against Waggener at 5:45 p.m. As for Southern, they are on the road again on Monday to play Western at 5:30 p.m.
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