After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three contests, Webster County finally came back down to earth on Saturday. Their rough 12-0 defeat to the Pendleton County Wildcat might stick with them for a while.
Even though they lost, Webster County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pendleton County only tossed five.
For Pendleton County's part, they got a massive performance out of Baylee Beachler, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Townsend, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Webster County's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-10. As for Pendleton County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-3.
Webster County will look to defend their home field on Monday against Richwood at 5:30 p.m. Richwood is coming into the match with three straight defeats on the road, meaning Webster County will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Pendleton County, they will take on Pocahontas County at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pendleton County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
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