Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Brantley County couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Fannin County Rebels by a score of 2-1 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Herons couldn't push the score so high this time.
Reagan Mclain spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits.
On the hitting side, Brantley County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rilee Story, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Brantley County's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-8. As for Fannin County, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-5.
While Brantley County had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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