WILLIAMSBURG — Whitley County saw its season-best five-game win streak come to an end after falling to Lincoln County, 5-4.
The Lady Colonels (12-20) held a slim 4-3 lead entering the seventh inning before the Lady Patriots rallied to take a one-run edge for good.
Angela Singleton’s squad trailed 3-0 entering the bottom of the fifth before rallying.
Whitley County scored a run in the bottom of the fifth inning before adding three more runs in the sixth inning to take a 4-3 advantage.
Errors once again played a big role in the Lady Colonels’ loss. Whitley County committed five miscues which led to three unearned runs.
Makenzie Lunsford suffered the loss, tossing seven innings while allowing 10 hits, and two earned runs. She also struck out seven batters.
Amber Brown and Peyton Hurst each had two hits apiece in the loss. Brown also had an RBI while Hurst scored a run. Jayden Barton finished with a hit, an RBI, and a run scored while Lunsford delivered a run-scoring hit. Kara Canada also drove in a run while Jadynn Johnson had a hit, and scored once. Hallie Huddleston finished with an RBI, and run scored.
