Roxboro Community and Northside - Pinetown squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Roxboro Community had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Northside - Pinetown Panthers by a score of 9-7. Roxboro Community's defeat signaled the end of their 11-game winning streak.
Karrie Obie was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Katherine-Kaey "Katie" Mann, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
On Northside - Pinetown's side, Jaden Clark made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Clark was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Emaleigh Cherry was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Megan Hopkins was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Roxboro Community's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-5. As for Northside - Pinetown, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
While Roxboro Community had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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