BRISTOL, Tenn. – The Lincoln Memorial softball team dropped a pair of close games to King in Wednesday's doubleheader at King's Softball Field.
 
The No. 15 Railsplitters (11-3) fell 5-4 in the first game and 5-3 in the second game of the twinbill to snap a 4-game winning streak.
 
Game 1: King 5, Lincoln Memorial 4
 
The host Tornado got on the board first with 3 runs in the Bottom of the 2^nd inning, but McKenzie Henry's RBI double followed by Katie Tuggle and Victoria Conley scoring on wild pitches tied the score at 3-3 after the Top of the 6^th.
 
King score 2 more runs in its half of the 6^th frame to regain the lead. Sierra Hucklebee smoked a solo homer to left field to get the Railsplitters to within 5-4, but the Tornado put the clamps on after that to take the opener against their in-state rival.
 
King's Marleigh Duncan earned the win to improve to 1-0 on the season, while Emma Frost was hit with her first loss of the year after allowing 5 runs on 9 hits in 6.0 innings of work.
 
Game 2: King 5, Lincoln Memorial 3
 
King again went ahead by multiple runs early, scoring twice in the Bottom of the 1^st. The Railsplitters responded with single runs in the 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th innings, highlighted by a Katy Pozzuto solo shot in the 2^nd, to take a 3-2 lead.
 
The Tornado scored 3 in their half of the 4^th to account for the final scoring of the day and earn the sweep.
 
King's Madison Walter improved to 1-2 on the season with the win, while Lincoln Memorial's Hayley Tamaro (4-2) took the loss after surrendering 5 runs on 7 hits in 6.0 innings in the circle.
 
Up Next
The Railsplitters are scheduled to play four games total at the Bearcat/Fleet Invitational on Friday and Saturday in Greenwood, S.C.