Day 246: Sports Writer Week Four

Daily Blog Challenge Day 246/365

The AFC Lady Raiders started week four of their season by picking up their third win by defeating Pecatonica 2-1.  Pecatonica took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth.  The Lady Raiders were limited to two hits, but were able to score two runs in the bottom of the fifth. The game was called after five innings due to weather.  On Tuesday, AFC hosted Orangeville.  The two teams combined for nineteen runs and twenty hits.  Orangeville scored in each of the first five innings.  The Lady Raiders started chipping away in the third inning, but were never able to gain the lead.  Despite having runners on base in the bottom of the seventh, the Lady Raiders were unable to score the tying run and lost 10-9.  During their final game of the week, AFC hosted Amboy.  Offense was again plentiful with both teams combining for seventeen runs and fifteen hits.  Once again AFC found themselves down in the first inning.  The Lady Raiders were able to score two runs in the third inning and another two runs in the sixth inning.  Going into the bottom of the seventh they were down 9-4.  AFC was able to score four runs, but were unable to get the tying run across the plate and lost 9-8.  After four weeks of softball, the Lady Raiders are 3-5 in conference and 3-11 overall.  The Lady Raider JV Softball team picked up three wins to bring their overall record to 5-3.