Southwood lost against Mississinewa back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Southwood Knights lost 11-1 to the Mississinewa Indians. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Southwood has scored all season.
Southwood saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grace Lambert, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
On Mississinewa's side, Brooklynn Nash was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Nash has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Nash was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Genna Couse and Jaeli Miller did most of the damage at the plate: Couse went 4-for-4 with three RBI and a double, while Miller scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jarrah Tegarden, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Southwood's defeat dropped their record down to 15-5. As for Mississinewa, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Southwood will head out on the road to challenge Adams Central at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Southwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. Mississinewa does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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