Oakwood fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Leon on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 12-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Madison Churchill was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Neel, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
Oakwood's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Leon, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Oakwood is set to take on their familiar foe Slocum at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Leon will face off against rival Normangee at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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