It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Oak Grove can now relate to. They fell just short of the Sipsey Valley Bears by a score of 5-4 on Friday. Oak Grove's loss continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
For Sipsey Valley's part, Barkley Higginbotham made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Higginbotham has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Higginbotham was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Higginbotham wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was E.K. Lyons, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Oak Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 11-15-1. As for Sipsey Valley, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 17-21-2.
As of now, neither Oak Grove nor Sipsey Valley have any future games scheduled.
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