After flying high against Pocahontas County last Wednesday, Webster County came back down to earth. The Webster County Highlanders fell just short of the Charleston Catholic Irish by a score of 6-4 on Thursday. Webster County has not had much luck with Charleston Catholic recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Darryn Loughridge was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. Loughridge has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Loughridge was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Loughridge wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Paige Hines, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
On Charleston Catholic's side, the team relied heavily on Hannah Vriendt, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases. Aubrey McCoy was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Webster County's defeat dropped their record down to 12-14. As for Charleston Catholic, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-8.
As of now, neither Webster County nor Charleston Catholic have any future games scheduled.
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