Lady Pirates drop two games at Southern Tournament

By BRIAN HAMILTON, Editor

Pickens Academy was unable to keep their momentum from a strong showing in the Clarkdale tournament several weeks back, but the Lady Pirates did manage to pick up a shutout win over Marengo Academy, sandwiched in between losses to South Choctaw and Monroe Academy, before picking up a much needed regular season win over South Choctaw last Tuesday evening.

"We've been struggling hitting in big games and we've been struggling playing defense at times, so we use those (tournaments) as opportunities," Pickens Academy head coach Wade Goodman said. "I told them that I don't know if we've gotten better in any of those phases of the game where we need to get better, but we're going to find out."

South Choctaw, 9

Pickens Academy, 0

The game got out of hand early for Pickens Academy, as South Choctaw led 5-0 by the end of the second inning and tacked on four more runs in the bottom of the fourth to come away with a 9-0 win.

The Lady Rebels got on the board in the first inning when Emily Phillips hit a singled on a 3-1 pitch count to drive in a run. The Lady Pirates struggled to score any runs throughout the game, while South Choctaw was able to keep the bats going during all four innings. Courtney Dudley singled in the fourth inning, but PA was unable to bring the run home, as the Lady Pirates were shut out 9-0.

Dudley took the loss for Pickens Academy, allowing nine runs on 13 hits over three and two-thirds innings, while striking out one.