After a string of six wins, Greenbrier's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They lost 8-2 to the Lexington Tigers. Greenbrier was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the four contests prior) but Lexington's pitchers proved too tough.
For Lexington's part, Kailyn Melton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up eight Ks. Melton has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Adreoanna Shay Hollingsworth, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Holly Bartholomew, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Greenbrier's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-15. As for Lexington, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 34-16-1 record this season.
As of now, neither Greenbrier nor Lexington have any future games scheduled.
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