By Ashlee Mullis
The Patrick County Varsity Softball Team hosted Halifax on Tuesday, losing 4-13. The first two innings were neck and neck for the Lady Cougars and the Lady Comets. The Lady Comets threatened in both the first and second innings,having runners in scoring positions. Good pitching from Katherine Beckett and good defense held them from scoring.
In the third inning, the Lady Comets sent 12 batters to the plate, scoring eight runs and recording eight hits. The Lady Cougars scratched three runs across in the bottom of the inning to cut the score 8-3.
Montana Moorefield got things started with a one out single, and then Mackenzie Belcher doubled and put Moorefield and herself in scoring position.
Moorefield scored when Erin Keith hit a grounder to second base. With two outs, Danielle King hit an RBI single to score Belcher. Two batters later, Abigail Epperson scored King with an RBI double.
The Lady Comets scored two more in the fourth and got their last run in the bottom of the fourth.
Belcher singled and scored on an RBI by Beckett. The Lady Cougars finished with eight hits on the night.
The loss put the Lady Cougars at 2-4 for the season.
