Starmount fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against South Stokes on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the South Stokes Sauras by a score of 6-5. Starmount has struggled against South Stokes recently, as their match on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Rachael Bates was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Bates was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 4-for-6.
In other batting news, Mackinzie Cox made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Payton Howell, who went 4-for-4 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Starmount kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Starmount's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-8. As for South Stokes, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-13.
While Starmount 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 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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