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Win streak snapped

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All good things come to an end and sometimes they end hard.
That was true for the Bowie Lady Rabbits on Friday as they lost to Boyd at home 13-1 to end their five-game win streak.
Things went bad early.
A leadoff walk from the Lady Jackets got on a base runner. A single into right field and an error fielding the ball moved the runners to second and third. Another error at second base led to the first run.
Five more hits, a walk and a hit batter led to seven more runs for Boyd before Bowie got out of the inning, trailing 8-0 before they could even bat. Maylie Short had to come in for relief at pitcher during the first inning to get the last two outs
A leadoff single from Short was wasted. The next two batters flew out in the outfield and Short was caught trying to steal second to end the first inning still trailing by a lot.
A leadoff single from the Lady Jackets in the top of the second was worked around to third base on a wild pitch and a ground out, before the next batter drove her in with a single. This made the score 9-0.
A bunt single put two runners on base with one out. Fortunately, Short was able to force a ground out to herself and a pop fly to right field for the final two outs to limit the damage.
A leadoff strikeout from the Bowie did not signal good things. Still, Carrington Davis singled to the shortstop to get on. Jayci Logan came in to run for her, but was thrown out at second trying to steal for the second out.
Kylie Fleming drew a walk and Callie Melton hit a single to move her to second and in scoring position. Unfortunately, the next batter struck out to end the scoring chance.
Short forced a one-two-three inning in the top of the third and got on base with a one out single in the bottom of the third, but it led to nothing as the Lady Rabbits still trailed 9-0 heading into the fourth inning.
A leadoff single from Boyd and an error at first base put runners on the corners with no outs. A fly out to centerfield scored the runner on the second. The runner on second, having stole the base earlier, advanced to third. The next batter hit a line drive to score the runner and make the score 11-0.
After grounding into a fielder’s choice, a single put runners on first and second with two outs. A fielding error at second base allowed a runner to score and the other to end up on third. Next batter hit a single to make the score 13-0, before Bowie was able to get the third out next batter. The Lady Rabbits could not get any runners on before heading into the top of the fifth.
The Lady Jackets drew back-to-back walks with one out that looked like they might be in position to score some more runs. Fortunately, Short was able to force a fly out into right field and a pop out at first to get out of the inning.
Melton led off with a single to start the bottom of the fifth. Pinch hitter Megan Brown hit the ball into right field for a single. After the next batter struck out, Short hit a single to load the bases with one out.
Taylor McCarty then grounded out to second base, but was able to score Melton from third base to give Bowie their first run of the game to cut the lead to 13-1. Unfortunately, the next batter struck out to end the game.

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Baseball Roundup

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Saint Jo vs Bellevue
The Saint Jo Panthers got out of their early season funk as they beat fellow 1A Bellevue twice last week on two different days.
The Panthers won the first high-scoring game 15-9 before shut out the Eagles 10-0 in the second game.
Saint Jo had a rough beginning to its season, with mostly ugly losses and only one win.
Bellevue came in with no wins, but it was not unexpected due to it being the Eagles first year as a program since the late 1990s.
Bellevue led the first game for most of it scoring five runs in the first inning and just holding off the Panthers 5-4 heading into the sixth inning.
Saint Jo then caught fire, scoring six runs in the sixth inning to take its first lead since the first inning. The Eagles kept it close and scored four runs to make it a one run game 10-9 heading into the final inning.
The game had to be postponed due to Bellevue’s new field not having any lights to play past a certain time.
When the game was picked up three days later, the Panthers added five more run to their lead. The Eagles could not answer and Saint Jo won the game 15-9.
Devein Stewart and Logan Hoover led the Panthers four RBIs each while Charlie Evans and R Forrester drove in two runs each.
Trent Gaston pitched 4.1 innings and allowed two runs and struck out seven batters to lead the team.
Saint Jo’s defense committed four errors.
For Bellevue, Brayden Moore led the team with three RBIs while Bryce Ramsey and Ryan Jones each drove in two runs.
Ramsey pitched five innings and allowed four runs while striking out nine batters to lead the team.
The second game picked up right after the end of the first game. Unfortunately for the Eagles, the second game went similarly to the end of first game.
Saint Jo scored three runs in the first inning, four in the second inning and three in the third inning.
The Panther defense shut out Bellevue and the game ended with Saint Jo winning 10-0 after four and half innings due to run rule.
Sam Martin led the Panthers with four RBIs while Evans drove in two runs. Stewart pitched three innings and allowed one hit and one walk while striking out six batters. Hoover pitched two innings and struck out four batters while allowing no hits and walking two batters. The team committed no fielding errors.
For Bellevue, River Trail got the only hit in the game for the team. The team drew three walks, but could not get on base.
Blake Reese led the team with two innings pitched and three earned runs on two hits and five walks while striking out two batters. The defense committed no fielding errors.

Nocona
The Nocona Indians lost their second game against Muenster on Friday on the road.
The Indians lost 10-0 after five innings due to run-rule as the Hornets picked up all of their runs in one horrible inning for Nocona.
The score was tied at 0-0 heading into the bottom of the third inning. The Indian defense had navigated one out singles the first two innings without letting it morph into anything threatening.
Unfortunately, the third inning saw Muenster get going from the first batter.
Five singles, two doubles, two walks and a hit batter later saw the Hornets score 10 runs.
Nocona’s bats had been able to get someone on base in most innings despite Walker Murphey getting the team’s only base hit, but could not get a run to score.
The Indian defense did bounce back to not allow any runs in the fourth or fifth inning, but with no runs coming through for Nocona, the game ended after five innings.
Muenster won 10-0.

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Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians lost at home on Friday night against Muenster.
The Lady Hornets won 9-0, with most of the damage coming in the fourth inning against the Lady Indians.
Nocona gave up two runs in the first inning, but kept the game within reach after shutting out Muenster in the second and third innings.
Then came the fourth inning. Five fielding errors and two singles contributed to the Lady Hornets scoring six runs to go up 8-0.
The Lady Indians struggled to get their bats going all game though they did get some base runners that could have been worked home with some timely plays in other games.
Muenster added one more run in the sixth inning to make the final score 9-0.

Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers lost a shootout at Era on Friday night.
The Lady Hornets won 25-15 in a game that ended early after six innings due to run-rule.
Saint Jo was trailing the early part of the game down 9-1 after three innings.
The Lady Panthers then had a huge offensive inning, scoring nine runs in the fourth inning to go up 10-9.
Era bounced back in the same inning and scored three runs to retake the lead 12-10, but Saint Jo then scored four runs in the fifth inning and one in the sixth inning as it lead 15-12.
The Lady Hornets then embarked on an inning from hell for the Lady Panthers, more than doubling their score and not ending until Era was up by 10 runs to end the game early.
The Lady Hornets had scored 13 runs to win 25-15.

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Nocona’s Stone signs to play football

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Nocona senior Johnny Stone, son of Chelsi and Haydan, signed his letter of intent to play football at Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie on Monday. Stone played running back and linebacker for Nocona on varsity for three years, helping the Indians go from two wins his first season to winning 16 games the last two seasons that resulted in playoff berths and a district title this past season. Stone has also spent time playing baseball, golf, basketball and track during his four years at Nocona. “They have a great program there,” Stone said. “Their business and financing program, it is five years for a masters so I thought that was a really good choice. They have a nice indoor gym. They really focus on the relgious part of school.” Stone plans to focus on business and financing major with maybe a minior in religious beliefs.

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