After a shaky

start, the Whitewater Middle School softball team finished the season

strong. Coaches realized in the first few weeks of practice that the team

would be very competitive this year. Their first opponent was Luella Middle

School and Whitewater fell in the seventh inning, losing 3-2. Their next

game pitted them against Austin Road and Whitewater responded with a 3-2

win with the international tie breaker.

Whitewater

won the next three games, setting up a huge game with undefeated Union

Grove. The winner of the game would enter the Metro Middle School Athletic

League tournament as the top seed. Whitewater lost 7-6 and entered the

tournament as the second seed. Whitewater won the final three games of

the season, entering the tournament with an 8-2 record.

Their first

game in the double-elimination tournament was against Henry County and

they won 5-0. Whitewater's next two games were against the two teams that

handed them losses in the regular season. They beat both teams, Luella

3-0 and Union Grove 5-0. Whitewater was heading to the championship game,

which pitted them against Union Grove one more time. Whitewater came out

roaring, putting runs on the board in the first inning and winning their

first ever MMSAL title with a 6-1 win.

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