Coach Marie Crump credited her team with a great comeback effort against the Dragons. “I thought we showed a lot of poise in rallying back and staying focused through the extra innings. This was a good team effort.”

Powhatan and Prince Edward engaged in a defensive duel on Thursday when the Eagles visited PHS, but Powhatan managed to push across the game’s lone run in the fifth inning to take a 1-0 win. The Powhatan defense played errorless and Freshman pitcher Jessica Brooks kept the Eagles at bay, scattering four hits and striking out 6 in the game. Prince Edward had runners in scoring position in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings, but the Lady Indians managed several big defensive plays to escape with no damage. Powhatan threatened in the first, second, and fourth innings, but came up short each time. The Lady Indians finally scratched the scoreboard in the fifth when Brittany Tomlinson reached first on a bunt fumbled by the Eagles and moved to third on a base hit by Wrenn. Waugh followed with a short fly ball that Prince Edward dropped just over the left center side of the infield allowing Tomlinson to score what would be the winning run. Davis, Tomlinson, and Garrett each had a hit for Powhatan. Waugh had six assists and Summers eleven put-outs in the game. “We played a great defensive game,” offered Crump.