North Callaway dominated in its defense of the Cairo softball tournament championship.
The Ladybirds scored 25 runs on 26 hits and only allowed two runs and one error in three games to win the …
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North Callaway dominated in its defense of the Cairo softball tournament championship.
The Ladybirds scored 25 runs on 26 hits and only allowed two runs and one error in three games to win the Cairo championship for the second straight year. They defeated Palmyra and Community R-6 10-0 in five innings and then beat Cairo 5-2. Community (5-12) defeated Class 3 Moberly 5-4 to end a four-game losing streak before losing to North Callaway (12-5) and 8-3 to Marceline (11-4).
Megan Schmidt pitched four innings with seven strikeouts, two walks and one hit against Palmyra (5-7) while Kymorie Myers finished 2-for-3 at the plate with six RBIs. Myers hit a grand slam in a six-run fourth inning.
Liv Knoepflein pitched five innings with four walks and three hits allowed and five strikeouts against Community. She was 2-for-3 with two runs and a double at the plate, Kendra Pennell went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and one double, and Sophie Olsson was 2-for-2 with two RBIs and one double.
Myers hit a two-RBI home run in the fifth inning against Cairo (11-3), and Schmidt was 2-for-3. Schmidt struck out 11 in seven innings along with two earned runs allowed on four hits and two walks.
Community had its prior three games decided by two runs or less before winning its first one-run game of the season against Moberly (8-7). Jocelyn Curtis finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two doubles, and Peyton Schafer, Myla Carroll and Kaytlynn Arens each had one RBI. Carroll pitched all seven innings with 13 hits and no walks for the Lady Trojans.
Maci Poindexter went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI against Marceline, and Curtis had one RBI. Curtis struck out three in 1⅔ shutout and hitless innings.
