Community R-6 was close to playing for a championship on Saturday.
The Lady Trojans finished fourth in Saturday’s Paris Tournament after beating district foe Canton 9-3 and then losing to Paris 3-1 in the second round and district foe North Shelby 8-1 in the third-place game.
Community (9-16) had 14 hits against Canton (7-11). Kaytlynn Arens went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, and Jocelyn Curtis was 3-for-3 with two RBIs while allowing no earned runs in five innings with five strikeouts.
The Lady Trojans led Paris (15-0) after four innings but allowed two unearned runs to lose. Myla Carroll pitched six innings against Paris while allowing five hits and no walks, Curtis was 2-for-4 with one RBI and a double against Paris, and Peyton Schafer finished 2-for-4 with a triple and a double.
Two errors and a dropped third strike against North Shelby (13-2) allowed four runs to score with two outs in a four-run third inning. Clara Uhlmeyer made it tough for Community with 12 strikeouts and two hits allowed.
Community hosts Mark Twain (6-9) at 5 p.m. Monday.
Look for full story in the Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, edition of the Mexico Ledger website.
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