Navarre struggled in a loss to rival Gulf Breeze but bounced back in a big way with wins over a pair of schools from Kentucky in a doubleheader. The Raiders, coming off a 5-2 loss to the Dolphins Tuesday, blanked North Oldham 7-0 and earned a 9-4 win over Lafayette.
Navarre’s girls softball team scored two runs in the sixth and seventh innings, but it wasn’t enough as the Niceville Eagles won the district contest by an 8-4 score at Navarre March 26.
Navarre dropped two games by slim margins last week and fell to 5-8 for the season. The Raiders outhit both opponents, but managed just three runs combined in the two contests, losing 2-1 to Southside out of Alabama and falling 4-2 to area powerhouse Tate.
Callan Taylor found herself penciled into the starting lineup as the designated hitter for the University of West Florida softball team on the first day of the 2017 season.
Navarre saw its five-game win streak snapped Thursday in a 4-2 loss to West Florida. One night earlier, the Raiders rolled to an 11-3 win over Fort Walton Beach.
