Region 1-2A Softball: Third Time Lucky?

After emphatic losses to Spartans, Warriors hope this time is charm in tourney

  • Peniel Baptist Academy softball coach Jeff Hutchins talks in between innings with players (from left) Summer Langston, Brook Williams, Allie Peacock and Lexi Peacock during the team’s win at home against St. Joseph’s Academy last month. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
    Peniel Baptist Academy softball coach Jeff Hutchins talks in between innings with players (from left) Summer Langston, Brook Williams, Allie Peacock and Lexi Peacock during the team’s win at home against St. Joseph’s Academy last month. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
  • Alexis Wallace (left) will get the nod to pitch Wednesday night’s postseason game for Peniel Baptist Academy against Orange Park St. Johns Country Day School. The Warriors host Orange Park St. Johns Country Day in the opening round of the regional tournament Wednesday night. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
    Alexis Wallace (left) will get the nod to pitch Wednesday night’s postseason game for Peniel Baptist Academy against Orange Park St. Johns Country Day School. The Warriors host Orange Park St. Johns Country Day in the opening round of the regional tournament Wednesday night. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
Being outscored 23-5 in two softball games by a team you are going to have to face a third time in the state tournament will not exactly warm the cockles of any coach’s heart. That is, unless your…

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