Madison Neal (Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Skinner)
Four days after clinching their fourth straight conference title, the Stuttgart Lady Ricebirds hosted class 5A White Hall in a non-conference matchup. A five-run fifth inning for the Lady Bulldogs proved to be the difference as Stuttgart lost 5-2.
Stuttgart outhit White Hall 11-8 for the game, but somehow the 11 hits by the Ladybirds only produced two runs on this night.
Emma Banks enjoyed a three out of four day that included a double. Madelyn Maynard and Lauren Erstine also had multi-hit performances.
In addition to her work in the batter’s box, Banks tossed 7.0 innings in the circle, picking up only her third loss of the season. Banks allowed eight hits and walked none while striking out 13.