Southside is 0-4 against Palmetto since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Southside Tigers are on the road again to play the Palmetto Mustangs at 5:30 p.m.
Southside's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Belton-Honea Path on Tuesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 15-0 to the Bears, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Palmetto waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Patriots 4-3.
Halle Tompkins spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Emilee Lollis, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Rachel Fields was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Southside's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Palmetto, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
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