Pontotoc faced New Hope in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Warriors fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 4-2. That's two games in a row now that the Warriors have lost by exactly two runs.
Olivia Galloway spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Pontotoc saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emarie Boddie, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Pontotoc is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-7. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.75 runs. As for New Hope, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
While Pontotoc had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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