Hattiesburg and George County squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Hattiesburg had to settle for second. They lost 15-0 to the George County Rebels. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Hattiesburg's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Hattiesburg saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lyric Walker, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On George County's side, Blakely Slay was incredible, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyleigh Howell, who went 1-for-1 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Hattiesburg dropped their record down to 7-11 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for George County, the win (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 20-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Hattiesburg by a score of 14-1.
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