***Kyra Galbraith is a participant of The Kewanee Voice Student Journalism Program, funded by the Harry Anderson Memorial Trust.
On Saturday, the Annawan-Wethersfield Titans softball traveled to Galva to face the Wildcats in a doubleheader.
They split the day, losing the first game and winning the second.
In game one, a walk-off left the Titans on the wrong end of a 3-4 defeat.
The Wildcats put themselves on the board first, with a single by Jovie Weber, which scored one run.
In the top of the fifth, the Titans regained the lead at 2-1 with help from singles by Karsyn Rico and Elynn Manuel.
As the sixth inning concluded, the Wildcats brought themselves back into the lead when Kaylyn Gale homered to right field, and another runner scored. The Wildcats committed an error, which helped the Titans tie the game at three in the top of the seventh.
At the last second, the Wildcats pulled the win, ending the game in their favor at a 4-3 score.
The Titans refused to give up. They played the second game incredibly, pulling off an outstanding 10-point win.
Elynn Manuel had a solid game and collected three hits with four at-bats: a double in the fourth inning, a single in the first inning and a single in the fifth inning.
The Titans got on the board during the first inning, scoring two runs.
The score remained 2-0 until the Wildcats scored their only run in the bottom of the third.
The Titans powered up in the fourth inning, scoring seven runs thanks to Ava Jackson’s single (one run), Wavelynn Peart’s single (two runs), Manuel’s double (one run), an error (one run), and another error (two runs).
The game concluded with a score of 11-1 win for the Titans.
Titans’ pitcher Lauren Davis surrendered three hits and one run over three innings, striking out two and walking none.
