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District play starts Monday
Panther softball continued on a winning streak with a come-from-behind win over Strasburg in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Panthers scoring six runs in the inning for an 8-7 win.
The Panthers got off to slow start by committing five errors in the first three innings and trailed 5-1 in the bottom of the third. It had been a week since they had played or really even practiced, due to the weather. But they scored a run in the fifth before giving up two runs in the top of the seventh, to again trail 7-2.The girls came back determined to win even though they where down by five runs. By the time they were down to one out left in the bottom of the seventh, they had managed to score four runs to close the gap to 7-6. With two out and two runners on base, freshman Laura Caperton blasted a ball to deep left down the line. The Strasburg player got a glove on the ball but couldn’t handle it, allowing the two runs to score for the 8-7 win.
The game's leading hitters were Hannah Kopjanski and Natalie Tupper, who both went 2 for 3. Amanda Smoot and Meagan Early were both 2 for 4 with one RBI. Laura Caperton was 1 for 4 with the game-winning double and two RBIs.
Amanda Smoot pitched the game to pick up the win. Her record is 6-0The Panthers played their last regular season home against George Mason on May 14. Bull Run District tournament play will start on Monday May 19.
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