PURVIS – The Lawrence County Lady Cougars suffered a tough 7-6 loss in Region 7-4A softball action. The loss snapped an eight game winning streak for the Lady Cougars.

“This was a tough loss to swallow after the start we had,” said LCHS assistant coach Marc Howard. “We hit well and played well in the first three innings, but then we just shut down.

“Purvis did a great job fighting back into the contest and never gave up,” continued Howard. “Purvis is always a tough team to beat, we put ourselves in a bind by not hitting consistently. The only positive is our girls will respond and get back on track.”

The Lady Cougars (12-2, 3-1) will resume action Tuesday as they host the McComb Lady Tigers for a huge district contest. Junior varsity action starts at 5 p.m., followed the varsity contest at 6:30 p.m.

Purvis 7, Lawrence Co. 6 

The Lady Cougars came out strong and overpowered the Lady Tornadoes to take a commanding 6-1 lead after four innings of action, before turning ice cold as Purvis stormed back in the last three innings of action to steal the potential Lady Cougar win.

Carrigan Arben tossed the victory for Purvis with three strikeouts, four walks and two hits.

Elizabeth Smith absorbed the setback for the Lady Cougars with two strikeouts and two walks.

Alexsundria Thomas was the top slugger on Lawrence County’s offense with a home run and a triple. Jazmin Thomas contributed a double and two singles. Maie Martin and Callie Fortenberry both hit safely.

Morgan Fellows and Kacie McRaney directed the Lady Tornadoes at the plate with a pair of singles. Elizabeth Frey and Marisa Bonds provided a double apiece. Hitting safely were Reilly Bonnell and Jena Hank.