Houston County extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping their season record down to 6-9 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of the McEwen Warriors. Unfortunately, that's the fourth time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, with their most recent defeat being a 7-3 loss on Monday.
Houston County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kylee Smith, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
As for McEwen, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games.
On McEwen's side, not much got past Ava Lastovka, who gave up just six hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Houston County off the board. Lastovka has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 19 consecutive appearances.
As of now, neither Houston County nor McEwen have any future games scheduled.
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