Powdersville blew Pendleton out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Wednesday Pendleton got their revenge. The Powdersville Patriots fell just short of the Pendleton Bulldogs by a score of 10-8. The Patriots were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bulldogs earlier this season, when they won 11-2.
Kylie Powell was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March of 2024.
In other batting news, Haylee Wettschurack made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 1-for-1 with four RBI and one run. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI. Bree Woods was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Powdersville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .591. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .345 or higher in four consecutive matches.
Powdersville now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Pendleton, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Powdersville has already played their next contest (against Woodmont), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Pendleton, they will welcome Belton-Honea Path at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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