Southeastern waltzed into their game on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They won by a run and slipped past the Locust Fork Hornets 2-1. That's two games straight that Southeastern has won by just one run.
Emellie Hamilton spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Southeastern's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Liliana Cassidy, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Southeastern has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 20-15 record this season. As for Locust Fork, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.
Southeastern does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Locust Fork, they will head out on the road to challenge Cold Springs at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. Locust Fork is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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