Softball Recap: Pennington Takes a Loss

Pennington was the 15-14 winner over Holly Pond when they last played one another last Thursday, but their luck changed this time around. The Pennington Tigers fell just short of the Holly Pond Broncos by a score of 15-14 on Monday. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by just one run.

Raegan Blackwood

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/10/25 @ Holly Pond	4
02/25/25 @ Brindlee Mountain	3
03/06/25 vs Holly Pond	2
02/28/25 @ Oneonta	1
02/24/25 vs Dora	1

Raegan Blackwood was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-5 with three doubles, four RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Wiggins, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.

Pennington dropped their record down to 1-10 with the loss, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Holly Pond, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-7.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pennington will square off against Locust Fork at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Pennington has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Holly Pond, they will challenge Hanceville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Holly Pond has given up an average of 13 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.