After a string of four wins, Hamilton County's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 9-1 to the Santa Fe Raiders. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Hamilton County of the 12-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Annakayte Smith was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Smith has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Smith wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Emily Peacock, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Santa Fe's side, they got a great performance from Sarah Burns as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Gracie Mattson was a standout: she scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Ainslea Kelsoe was another key contributor, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
Hamilton County's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-13. As for Santa Fe, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
Hamilton County will head out on the road to take on Wakulla Christian School at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hamilton County has given up an average of 6.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Santa Fe, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play P.K. Yonge at 7:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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