FROM STAFF REPORTS

MONTEVALLO – The University of Montevallo softball team played its final Peach Belt Conference doubleheader on Thursday evening, splitting a pair of games with the GRU Augusta Jaguars. Each game was decided by a final score of 3-1.

The Jaguars were victorious in the first game behind a strong effort from Paige Deschaine, who won her 12^thgame of the season.

Hannah McCreless and Sydney Abounassar each had doubles for the Falcons.

Lexes Wilson reached base in all three of her plate appearances, drawing a walk and twice getting hit by a pitch.

Phoebe Dabbour drew a pair of walks and had an RBI, and Sydney Aguilar drew one walk.

Jostlyn Higgerson (13-20) took the loss for the Falcons, pitching a complete game.

In the second game, Montevallo would wrap up conference play with a 3-1 win.

The Falcons got on the board in the bottom of the second inning, following a Dabbour single to right center with the bases loaded that plated a pair of runs (Wilson and Aguilar).

A pinch hit double from Caitlyn Glenn in the top of the fourth gave the Jaguars a run, but the attempted second run to cross the plate was out at home after an outfield strike from Aguilar to catcher Shelby Lopez.

Montevallo had a big pinch hit of its own, as Dylan Bailey brought home Lopez for an insurance run in the bottom of the fifth inning on a single to left field.

Jana Kelbie Armstrong started the game for the Falcons and held the Jaguars to one run through 3 1/3 innings.

Higgerson came in to start the fifth and earned the three-inning save, holding the GRU Augusta lineup hitless to close the contest. It was the second save of the year for the junior from Enterprise.

King (3-5) was credited with the save.

McCreless went 2-for-3 with a triple in the game.