If Comfort was riding high fresh off their 11-5 takedown of Brady last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bobcats/Deer fell 6-2 to the Blanco Panthers on Tuesday. The Bobcats/Deer haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Ella Thiele was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Thiele was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Mariah McCullough was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Comfort's defeat dropped their record down to 13-17. As for Blanco, their win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-16-1.
While Comfort 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 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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