After flying high against Petersburg last Thursday, Colonial Heights came back down to earth. The Colonial Heights Colonials fell just short of the Southampton Indians by a score of 10-8 on Monday. Colonial Heights has struggled against Southampton recently, as their game on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
For Southampton's part, Anne Jackson Pope made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Pope was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jordyn Robertson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Natasha Melbye was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Colonial Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 4-6-2. As for Southampton, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
Colonial Heights will be playing in front of their home fans against Meadowbrook at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Colonial Heights is facing Meadowbrook at the right time seeing as Meadowbrook is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Southampton, they will head out on the road to challenge Sussex Central at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Southampton knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past six matchups -- so hopefully Sussex Central likes a good challenge.
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