Yazoo County’s Lady Panthers fell 9-2 to Magee in the first game of their second-round playoff series.
It was their first loss of the playoffs and only their second loss in their last eight games.
The Lady Panthers jumped on top out early with a run in the bottom of the first inning to give them a 1-0 lead.
In the top of the second inning, Magee got on board with a run of their own to tie it up at 1-1.
Destiny Epps hit a double in the bottom of the third inning to give the Lady Panthers a runner in scoring position.
A Tailyn Esco double brought home Destiny Epps to allow the Lady Panthers to regain a 2-1 lead.
Unfortunately for Coach Grant Andrews and the Lady Panthers, things went downhill in the fourth inning, as the Lady Trojans put up four runs, highlighted by a 3-run home run by Magee’s Carolyn Robertson, to take a 5-2 lead.
After a scoreless fifth inning, the Lady Trojans tacked on another run to extend their lead to 6-2.
The Lady Trojans put the finishing touches on their win in the top of the seventh inning with a three-run barrage, bringing the final score to 9-2.
Game number two was played on Thursday, but it was not upon completion by press time.
Check out Wednesday’s edition of The Yazoo Herald for more Yazoo County softball coverage.Yazoo County’s Lady Panthers fell 9-2 to Magee in the first game of their second-round playoff series.
It was their first loss of the playoffs and only their second loss in their last eight games.
The Lady Panthers jumped on top out early with a run in the bottom of the first inning to give them a 1-0 lead.
In the top of the second inning, Magee got on board with a run of their own to tie it up at 1-1.
Destiny Epps hit a double in the bottom of the third inning to give the Lady Panthers a runner in scoring position.
A Tailyn Esco double brought home Destiny Epps to allow the Lady Panthers to regain a 2-1 lead.
Unfortunately for Coach Grant Andrews and the Lady Panthers, things went downhill in the fourth inning, as the Lady Trojans put up four runs, highlighted by a 3-run home run by Magee’s Carolyn Robertson, to take a 5-2 lead.
After a scoreless fifth inning, the Lady Trojans tacked on another run to extend their lead to 6-2.
The Lady Trojans put the finishing touches on their win in the top of the seventh inning with a three-run barrage, bringing the final score to 9-2.
Game number two was played on Thursday, but it was not upon completion by press time.
Check out Wednesday’s edition of The Yazoo Herald for more Yazoo County softball coverage.
