Softball

Mexico offense back in groove after 17-2 win vs Marshall

Mexico softball regained its confidence on Tuesday night.

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The Lady Bulldogs defeated North Central Missouri Conference foe Marshall 17-2 in four innings as their 14 hits and Marshall’s eight errors helped end the game early via run-rule. Four Mexico players finished with multiple RBI, including the Nos. 3-5 hitters Karlee Sefrit, Hannah Loyd and Jo Thurman each with three RBI and Maddy Feger with two RBI.

Mexico play at Bowling Green today prior to partaking in the Spartan Softball Round-Robin this Saturday in Columbia.

- North Callaway 11 South Callaway 0 in Mokane. Lauren Speight 7 innings with five strikeouts, two hits and one walk. 

- Blair Oaks 12 Centralia 4 in Centralia. Cora King two RBI and Kaelyn Walters solo home run and new single game school record of five stolen bases.

- Paris 12 Mark Twain 1 in Paris. Knightlee Mitten 2-for-3 with three RBI.

Boys soccer

Mexico boys soccer depth pays off in 3-1 win vs Elsberry

Mexico boys soccer had plenty of weapons on Tuesday night.

In the Bulldogs’ season and home opener, they defeated Elsberry with Silex 3-1 after scoring all of their goals in the second half. 

Mexico goals were by Brendan McKeown, Gage Walker and Jesus Garcia.

Mexico plays at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Fulton and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday against Marshall.

- Missouri Military Academy 4 Warrenton 2 in Mexico. MMA goals were by Carlos Ontiveros, Nathan Dempsey, Escudero Orozco and Alexander McBride.

Volleyball

- Centralia lost in five sets at home to Fulton by scores of 25-12, 18-25, 25-23, 22-25 and 13-15. Freshman and junior varsity squads won their matches by respective scores of 15-3, 15-7 and 25-7, 25-10.

Fall baseball

- Atlanta 9 Community R-6 2 in Laddonia. Mason Carroll pitched six innings with 14 strikeouts, nine hits and three earned runs and had two hits at the plate.

Look for complete stories in the Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, edition of the Mexico Ledger.