Southeast Whitfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They came up short against the North Murray Mountaineers, falling 10-1.
Southeast Whitfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Summer Maddron, who went a perfect 1-for-1 while posting 1 run and 1 walk. Maddron also struck out four batters, her most since the 24th.
Even though they lost, Southeast Whitfield's pitchers prevented the big hits and finished the game with no home runs allowed. They have not allowed that few home runs since the 25th, when they also allowed zero.
Southeast Whitfield has now lost 15 of their last 16 games on the road. That's taken a bite out of their 2-11 record this season. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 4-0 Cartersville (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 84.1% over those games). As for North Murray, they are now 6-5, having gone 1-2 since their 4-game winning streak ended.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Southeast Whitfield will take on Adairsville at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for North Murray, they will challenge Coahulla Creek at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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