Pirates
| 03/07/25 @ Chapel Hill | 17 |
| 03/03/25 @ Spring Hill | 14 |
| 02/22/25 @ Tyler | 10 |
| 03/01/25 @ Hallsville | 5 |
| 02/22/25 vs Bullard | 4 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pine Tree). They put the hurt on the Chapel Hill Bulldogs with a sharp 17-3 win on Friday. For the Pirates, this counts as revenge for the 8-4 victory the Bulldogs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2022.
Taylor Burkhart was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in February. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. She also put up a triple, which was her first of the season.
In other batting news, Jasmine Byrd was a standout: she scored four runs and stole Three bases. while going 3-for-5. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. Mo Rougely also deserves some recognition as she launched her first home run of the season.
The win made it two in a row for Pine Tree and bumps their season record up to 6-10-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 13 runs. As for Chapel Hill, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Coming up, Pine Tree will square off against Henderson at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Pine Tree: they have been struggling with seven straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Henderson has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road. We've got a battle between Bulldogs coming up. Kilgore has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11 runs per game on average), something Chapel Hill will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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