DANVILLE, Ala. – Good Hope hit the road for an area matchup at Danville on Tuesday and after jumping out to an early lead, the Raiders fended off the Hawks in the final two innings to secure an 8-4 win.
After a scoreless first inning, Good Hope took the lead in the top of the second. Molly Benefield led off the inning with a double and Addyson Burgess followed with a single to put runners on the corners. Two pitches later, Brooklyn Lambert drove an RBI single to left field to give the Raiders a 1-0 lead. A sacrifice bunt by Maggie O’Neil allowed another run to score and Lizzy Steed lined another RBI single to left field to put Good Hope ahead 3-0.
The Raiders added to their lead in the top of the third. An error allowed Molly Johnson to score and make it a 4-0 game and later in the inning, Natalie Miller knocked an RBI single into center field to extend the lead to 5-0. After a scoreless fourth inning, Good Hope tacked on another run in the top of the fifth when Gracie Garmon scored on a fielder’s choice, stretching the lead to 6-0.
Danville plated three runs in the bottom of the fifth to cut the lead to 6-3 but Good Hope got one of the runs back with an RBI single from Haley Lay in the top of the sixth. A solo home run from the Hawks trimmed the lead to 7-4 in the bottom half of the sixth but the Raiders responded in the top of the seventh. Steed line an RBI double into right field to drive in another run and put Good Hope in front 8-4. The Raiders collected the final three outs in the bottom of the seventh and returned home with an 8-4 area win over Danville.
Steed finished with two hits and two RBIs in the win. Miller (one RBI), Burgess and Benefield each added a pair of hits as well.
The Raiders will be back home on Thursday for another area matchup with Danville.
Hanceville 16 – J.B. Pennington 4 (Softball)
The Bulldogs fell behind 2-0 in the top of the first, but they trimmed the lead to 2-1 in the bottom half of the inning with an RBI single from Josi Jones. The Tigers pulled ahead 3-1 in the top of the second, but Hanceville tied things up in the bottom of the third. Alex Twitty scored on a fielder’s choice to cut the lead to 3-2 and Jones scored on a passed ball to tie the game at 3 going into the fourth.
The Bulldogs moved ahead 5-3 in the bottom of the fourth when Lakin McBee scored on a passed ball and Kynzlee Farr scored on a wild pitch. Pennington plated one run in the top of the fifth to make it a 5-4 game but that was as close as the Tigers got the rest of the way.
A 2-run single off the bat of Zoe Pitts put Hanceville in front 7-4 in the bottom of the fifth and a bases-loaded walk brought in McBee to make it 8-4. Another RBI single from Jones stretched the lead to 9-4 and after Bella Spinks doubled into center field, an error allowed three more runs to score, giving Hanceville a 12-4 lead going into the sixth.
In the bottom of the sixth, Farr was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, extending the lead to 13-4 and Twitty knocked a triple into center field to plate three more runs and wrap up a 16-4 win for the Bulldogs.
Spinks posted four hits and a pair of RBIs in the win and Twitty recorded two hits with four RBIs. Jones (one RBI) added a pair of hits as well.
Winston County 9 – Cold Springs 2 (Softball)
The Yellow Jackets scored one run in the first, two more in the second and another in the third to take an early, 4-0 lead over Cold Springs. The Eagles got on the board in the top of the fourth when Kayleigh Light drove an RBI double into center field, trimming the lead to 4-1. Later in the inning, Cloe Shelton lifted another RBI double to center to push another run across the plate and make it a 4-2 game.
However, that was as close as Cold Springs would get to the lead the rest of the way. Winston County tacked on three more runs in the bottom half of the fourth to pull ahead 7-2 and added two more in the fifth to wrap up a 9-2 win over the Eagles.
Light (one hit) and Shelton (one hit) each posted an RBI in the loss.
Mortimer Jordan 6 – Cullman 5 (Softball)
The Blue Devils jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first, but the Bearcats battled back. Samantha Johnson drove an RBI double into left field to trim the lead to 3-1 in the top of the second and in the third, Hattie Graham blasted a 2-run bomb over the center field fence to tie the game at 3 going into the fourth inning.
An RBI single from Abby Maples gave Cullman a 4-3 lead in the top of the fourth but Mortimer Jordan responded with a pair of runs in the bottom half of the inning to move back in front 5-4. After a scoreless fifth inning, the Blue Devils tacked on another run in the sixth to pull ahead 6-4. The ‘Cats gave themselves a chance in the top of the seventh, cutting the lead to one with an RBI single from Summer Storey but they couldn’t chip away any more than that and Mortimer Jordan held on to win it 6-5.
Graham led the way at the plate with three hits and a pair of RBIs in the loss. Storey (one RBI), Johnson (one RBI) and Dracen Bates each posted a pair of hits as well.
Locust Fork 2 – Vinemont 1 (Softball)
Runs were hard to come by in this one. After four scoreless innings to start the game, Locust Fork was able to score a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 2-0 lead. An RBI single from Bryleigh Basinger drove in Abby Kuykendall and cut the lead to 2-1 in the top of the sixth but it was the only run Vinemont was able to score and the Hornets held on to win a pitcher’s duel, 2-1.
Tori Vines and Kuykendall each recorded a pair of hits in the loss. Vines also pitched six innings in the loss, allowing two runs on seven hits and striking out nine batters.
Lawrence County 15 – West Point 0 (Softball)
The Lady Warriors had a tough time getting anything going offensively at Lawrence County on Tuesday as West Point was held to just three hits in a 15-0 loss to the Red Devils.
Lauren Windham recorded a pair of hits in the loss and Macie Brown posted West Point’s other hit.
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