After a string of three wins, Handley's good fortune finally ran out in their first game on Friday. They fell just short of the Auburn Tigers by a score of 4-3. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Handley of the 3-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2018.
Mariana Whaley put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Whaley was even better at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and a double.
Whaley wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kia Brown, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
On Auburn's side, Abigail Helms spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on ten hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ashlyn Hartin, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Handley's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-4. As for Auburn, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-7-1.
Handley didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 4-0 defeat vs. Smiths Station on the 12th. Auburn has also already played their next contest, a 6-0 win against Beulah on the 13th.
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