Parkway was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 11-7 to D'Arbonne Woods.
Dakota Howard made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Zoey Horn, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Parkway didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as D'Arbonne Woods only tossed three.
On D'Arbonne Woods' side, Lylah Jones (Lylah) and Joley Bennett did most of the damage at the plate: Jones (Lylah) went 3-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and an RBI, while Bennett went 1-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Chloe Edwards was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Parkway's loss dropped their record down to 8-17. As for D'Arbonne Woods, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-12 record this season.
Parkway will look to defend their home field on Friday against Zwolle at 4:30 p.m. One thing working in Zwolle's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three games. As for D'Arbonne Woods, they will head out on the road to challenge Caldwell Parish at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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