Pinecrest fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Overhills on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 19-17. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (14), the Patriots still had to take the loss.
Kaiya Todd stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she went 5-for-6 with five RBI, two runs, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Loehner, who went 4-for-5 with four runs, two RBI, and one double.
Pinecrest is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-6. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.8 runs. As for Overhills, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pinecrest and Montgomery Central, after both having extra time off, will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field at 7:00 p.m. on the 13th. As for Overhills, they will square off against Jack Britt at 6:30 p.m. on the 14th.
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