Thursday just wasn't the day for Eufaula's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Poteau Pirates.
For Poteau's part, they got a great performance from Preslie Britt as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over seven innings pitched.
At the plate, Poteau's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Emma Walker, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances while logging 1 stolen base, 1 run, and 2 walks. Walker has also been pretty much perfect as far as strikeouts are concerned: she hasn't struck out any for 10 straight games.
This is the second loss in a row for Eufaula and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for Poteau, the victory improved their record to 13-9.
Looking ahead, Poteau will take on Howe at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Eufaula will be paying especially close attention to the Pirates' matchup: after the Pirates face off against Sallisaw, they'll take on Eufaula again at 5:00 p.m. on the 22nd.
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