Pinecrest lost against Lee County back in April of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Pinecrest Patriots fell just short of the Lee County Yellow Jackets by a score of 8-6. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Amaris Welch made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024.
Welch wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Pinecrest kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive games.
Pinecrest's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Lee County, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pinecrest will welcome Scotland at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lee County, they will square off against Richmond at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Richmond has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11 runs per game on average), something Lee County will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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