South Fork managed to slip by Martin County the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Bulldogs came up short against the Tigers on Thursday, falling 13-5. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Bulldogs, who until this matchup were averaging 4.06 runs allowed.
Abbie Dewaters was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Ortiz, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double.
This is the second loss in a row for South Fork and nudges their season record down to 10-6. As for Martin County, their victory bumped their record up to 10-7.
Coming up, South Fork will take on Morningside Academy at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bulldogs 4.1, the Eagles 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Martin County, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 11-2 defeat against Cardinal Gibbons on the 11th.
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