If Straughn was riding high fresh off their 14-3 takedown of New Brockton on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tigers fell just short of the Excel Panthers by a score of 5-4 on Thursday. The Tigers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Panthers earlier this season, when they won 4-0.
Jaycee Norton was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched. That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in March. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Norton wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sophie Pettus, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Straughn's defeat dropped their record down to 15-15. As for Excel, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-13 record this season.
Straughn will square off against McKenzie at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. McKenzie has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.19 runs per game on average), something Straughn will no doubt try to take advantage of. Excel does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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