After flying high against Northfield last Monday, Southwood came back down to earth. The Knights fell just short of the Wes-Del Warriors by a score of 15-14 on Wednesday. The loss was the Knights' first of the season.
Natalie Sutphin was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and 14 unearned) runs off ten hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Gracie Lambert was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Those RBI marked the first that she brought in this season. Another player making a difference was Rylee Thomas, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Having lost for the first time this season, Southwood fell to 3-1. As for Wes-Del, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-3.
Coming up, Southwood will head out on the road to take on Bluffton at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Wes-Del, they will be playing at home against Randolph Southern at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Rebels have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 21.6 runs per game on average), something the Warriors will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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