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Layna Johnson
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0
Presbyterian PC 25-9
1
Winner Longwood LWU 20-19
Presbyterian PC
25-9
0
Final
1
Longwood LWU
20-19
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Presbyterian PC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Longwood LWU 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1 8 0

W: BACKSTROM, Sydney (14-9) L: Greene, Jenna (13-5)

6
Winner Presbyterian PC 26-9
0
Longwood LWU 20-20
Winner
Presbyterian PC
26-9
6
Final
0
Longwood LWU
20-20
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Presbyterian PC 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 6 10 0
Longwood LWU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1

W: Hess, Morgan (11-3) L: BURTON, Er'ron (2-4)

Game Recap: Softball | | PC Athletic Communications

Johnson Hits Two Homers as PC Splits Doubleheader

FARMVILLE, Va. – Junior Layna Johnson connected on a pair of home runs in game two as the Presbyterian College softball team defeated Longwood 6-0 to split Friday's doubleheader at Lancer Field. Longwood took game one by the score of 1-0 on Friday in Farmville. 

FINAL SCORE (GAME ONE): Longwood 1, Presbyterian 0 
LOCATION: Lancer Field (Farmville, Va.) 
RECORDS: Presbyterian (25-9, 11-5 Big South) | Longwood (20-19, 13-3 Big South) 
W: Sydney Backstrom (14-9) | L: Jenna Greene (13-5) 

FINAL SCORE (GAME TWO): Presbyterian 6, Longwood 0
LOCATION: Lancer Field (Farmville, Va.) 
RECORDS: Presbyterian (26-9, 12-5 Big South) | Longwood (20-20, 13-4 Big South) 
W: Morgan Hess (11-2) | L: Er'ron Burton (2-4)

HOW IT HAPPENED GAME ONE
- Longwood got on the board with a solo homer in the fourth to take the 1-0 lead after both teams were held scoreless in the first three.
- It would be all the offense the hosts would need as starter Sydney Backstrom tallied 13 strikeouts to get the Lancers a 1-0 win in game one.

HOW IT HAPPENED GAME TWO
- Morgan Hess picked up a sacrifice fly that scored Layna Johnson in the first to push the Blue Hose to the early 1-0 lead. 
- Johnson connected on her first homer of the day in the third to push the lead to 2-0.
- She tallied her second homer in as many at-bats in the fifth giving PC the advantage at 3-0.
- Lath Freeman connected on a two-run double followed by Jillian Hewes with an RBI single to push the Blue Hose to 6-0 final and a split of the twin bill. 

NOTABLES
- Johnson led the Blue Hose in the twin bill with three hits as two of those were homers on Friday. She's connected on five homers on the season for PC.
- Hewes and Kaitlyn Tucker each tallied three hits as Jaiden Tweed added two in the doubleheader.
- In game two, Morgan Hess tossed her ninth complete game of the season along with her fifth shutout of the year. She hit the 100-strikeout mark with her four in the contest.
- Presbyterian improved to 16-2 when hitting at least one homer in a game. The Blue Hose are 7-0 when hitting 2+ long balls.
- The Blue Hose also improved to 22-2 when outhitting opponents with a 10-3 advantage in the game two 6-0 win. 

UP NEXT
- We wrap up our three-game series with Longwood on Saturday with first pitch slated for 1 p.m. in Farmville. 

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