It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Southwood had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the North White Vikings with a sharp 12-4 win. 12 seems to be a good number for Southwood as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Natalie Sutphin made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Sutphin was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
In other batting news, Grace Snyder was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Rowan Goodpasture was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On North White's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Avi Cain, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
The win (which was Southwood's fourth in a row) raised their record to 19-5. As for North White, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Southwood will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against West Central at 6:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. North White does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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