Vernon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 15-3 to the Cottondale Hornets. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hornets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-5 on March 3rd.
Vernon saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elena Dean, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double. Ava Roche also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Vernon's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Cottondale, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Vernon will welcome Malone at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Malone has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 19 runs per game on average), something Vernon will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Cottondale, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Marianna at 5:30 p.m. Cottondale is facing Marianna at the right time seeing as Marianna is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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