The Coffee Lady Trojans are 6-3 overall and 2-2 in region play after defeating the Houston County Bears 5-2 at Faircloth Field Tuesday afternoon. Pitcher Maggie Brown led the Lady Trojans with another complete game, striking out 11 and walking three. She gave up two runs (one earned) on six hits. Brown was also 2-3 at the plate.
The Lady Trojans put the game away early with a four-run second inning. Jocelyn Fender (RBI single), Karlee Thomas (RBI double), and Ella Winters (two-RBI triple) were responsible for the rally. In the fourth, Coffee added an insurance run when Thomas drove in Hannah Carlon, who was pinch running for Brown.
Houston scored its runs in the third and fifth.
Fender, Thomas, Winters, and Brown each had two hits. Thomas and Winters drove in two.
The Lady Trojans are back in action on Thursday with a doubleheader against Houston County in Warner Robins.