Warrensburg-Latham fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Maroa-Forsyth on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Maroa-Forsyth Trojans by a score of 5-4. Warrensburg-Latham's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
For Maroa-Forsyth's part, Danni Hovey was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over nine innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Hovey has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Hovey was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double.
In other batting news, Maggie Ravenscraft was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
Warrensburg-Latham's loss dropped their record down to 17-9. As for Maroa-Forsyth, their record is now 10-8.
Warrensburg-Latham will head out on the road to face off against Arthur-Okaw Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Maroa-Forsyth, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Tri-Valley at 10:00 a.m. Maroa-Forsyth is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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