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Donna Foster (third), Dawn Johnson (shortstop), and Deena Hitt (leftfield) — dug in their heels and stifled the Bulldog attack.

With the momentum shifted to the hosts, fans looked to the sky wondering if the weather would cut the rally short. Even Coach Leake cast apprehensive eyes at the black clouds forming overhead. With her players now “looking like they knew what they were doing,” the coach said she knew at this point that if the rain held, the game belonged to the Panthers.

Behind doubles by Jody Botkin and Amy Nokes in the sixth, Rappahannock pulled to within 18-22. Two careless errors by the RCHS defense allowed the gap to widen in the final inning, 24-18.

As the Panthers prepared for their last at-bat, the clouds thinned. The bright sky proved an omen for RCHS: Deena Hitt and Donna Foster both drew' walks, and then the team mixed walks and singles to pull

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