The Roanoke Rapids based Lady Twisters Under 8 travel softball team finished 2nd in their season ender "Toys for Tots" tournament.
The Twisters in the 1st pool game lost 17-2 to Pitt Co. Heartbreakers.
Then the Twisters rebounded in the 2nd pool game winning 23-0 against Lady Phantoms.
In the 1st bracket game, the Twisters won 23-9 against Coastal Riptides with this win the Twisters moved on to the championship.
In the championship game, the Twisters faced the Pitt Co. Heartbreakers again with a much better showing by the Twisters, in the end of a heartpounder game the Twisters fell a little short with a score of 7-4.
The cold damp day was filled with several homeruns, triples, doubles and singles, too many to list with a total of 67 runs for the day and an outstanding defense performance with over a dozen fly outs and about 6 double plays.
With the second place finish, this concludes the season, the Twisters will be moving up to 10u for the 2018 spring season.
Pictured bottom front: Jayden Odom
1st row left to right: Sofie Wade, Emily Williams, Emilee Campbell, Payton Odom, Hayden Barlow, Chloe Long.
2nd row left to right:Morgan Beam, A'Lexus Roundtree, Juliegh Hall, Kyla Odom, Meagan Davis, Chasity Shaw.
Coaches: James Odom, Monica Davis, Neal Campbell, not pictured Jeff Shaw.