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HALLETTSVILLE – The Rice varsity softball team has struggled to score runs all season as they attempt to create some consistency in their offense. They have been engaging in a similar crusade on the defensive end as they often struggle to slow down their opponents’ offenses. The first place Brahmettes recognized and took advantage of the Lady Raiders’ deficiencies from the open as the Lady Raiders fell in a big 22-0 defeat.
First-place Hallettsville had no issues getting runners on board and moving along their lineup. Hits landed one after the other as the Brahmettes ran up the score to an insurmountable count. While the Lady Raiders’ defense struggled to get Hallettsville’s offense off the plate, Rice had their own struggles when it was their turn to bat. The Lady Raiders failed to create any momentum as they fell to their seventh shutout loss of the season.
Rice is hoping that they can return to the form they were in prior to the Hallettsiville game. They scored eight total runs through back-to-back games against Industrial and Tidehaven. The Lady Raiders picked up a season- high five points in a loss against Tidehaven just before the shutout loss to Hallettsville.
