Community R-6 allows late runs in 8-3 district loss to Silex
Community R-6 played a close game with Silex on Saturday as the team did in the previous meeting this season.
The Lady Trojans …
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Community R-6 allows late runs in 8-3 district loss to Silex
Community R-6 played a close game with Silex on Saturday as the team did in the previous meeting this season.
The Lady Trojans lost that game 2-1 and were tied at 2 with the No. 2 seed and state No. 5 Silex after four innings in the Class 1 District 4 semifinals on Saturday at North Shelby in Shelbyville. Community lost 8-3 after allowing three runs each in the fifth and sixth innings to close with a record of 12-22.
Jocelyn Curtis hit a two-RBI home run in the first inning to give Community a 2-1 lead after one inning, and she finished with two home runs in the game. The senior pitched six innings with 10 hits, six earned runs, four strikeouts and four walks allowed.
Senior Chloe Johnson went 2-for-3 in her last game, and Ana McLeod had one hit.
Kherington Morris hit a two-RBI home run for Silex (20-14) to take a 4-2 lead in the fifth inning. Morris finished 3-for-4 with three RBIs, and Austyn Van Horn went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, one triple and one double.
North Callaway season ends after quiet offensive night
North Callaway's offense had an off night.
The state No. 8 Ladybirds lost 2-0 to state No. 6 Montgomery County (26-5) after finishing with two hits Monday in the Class 2 District 2 semifinals in Elsberry. Each Eastern Missouri Conference team had two hits and two errors, but Montgomery County scored two runs in the fourth inning that started with an error.
Reese Hill struck out 10 for Montgomery County while Megan Schmidt struck out eight for North Callaway (21-11). Schmidt's final strikeout in the sixth inning gave her 415 career strikeouts, which passed the school record by one.
Schmidt had one of North Callaway's lone hits along with senior catcher Addison Bedsworth.
North Callaway posted its second straight 20-win season and finished in a three-way tie for the conference championship along with Montgomery County and Elsberry.
Paris falls 10-3 to top seed Highland in districts
Paris wasn’t able to topple the top seed on Saturday.
The Coyotes lost 10-3 to Class 2 District 5 No. 1 seed and state No. 5 Highland to end the season 21-4 for their second straight 20-win season. Paris started the season 16-0 and was an undefeated 6-0 in the Lewis and Clark for its first outright conference title since 1979.
Paris matched Highland’s seven hits but committed eight errors to allow eight unearned runs. Ava Crain pitched six innings with two earned runs and one walk.
Raygen Crum went 2-for-3, Layla Riechmann had one RBI, Sylvee Graupman had two walks and one hit and Katie Cummins had two walks. In their final games, Emma Ashenfelter had one RBI, and Sophia Crusha had a double and scored a run.
