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Nocona teams struggle against Breckenridge
Baseball
The Nocona Indians were not able to carry the momentum of their previous win into Friday’s game at Breckenridge.
The Buckaroos won 20-1 in five innings due to run-rule in a game where not much went right for the Indians.
Breckenridge scored three or more runs in all four innings it had at-bats. The things that have killed Nocona recently reared their head as the team gave up nine walks, hit three batters and committed eight fielding errors. That led to the Bucks eight hits usually dealing big damage with runners always being on base.
Nocona’s batters had trouble getting on base or getting hits. Kooper Hansard got the only hit for the Indians as he led off the game in the first inning.
Nocona was able to score in the third inning when Bodie Davis drew a walk and later score when Breckenridge committed its only error of the game trying to field a Hansard groundball.
Softball
The Nocona Lady Indians lost at Breckenridge on Friday night.
The Lady Bucks won 10-0 in five innings due to run-rule in a game where only one bad inning ended up costing the Lady Indians.
Breckenridge scored one run in the first inning and three in the third to build a 4-0 lead that was still relatively close.
Nocona batters were doing a good job of putting the ball into play, but only two went for hits during the game and the team drew only one walk.
Breckenridge then scored six runs in the fourth inning to build the lead to double-digits and Nocona had no answer offensively.
Avery Crutsinger and Maddie Ezzell each got the only hits for the Lady Indians.
Pitcher Sydnee Mowry limited the free bases she gave up only walking two batters and making Lady Buck batters make contact. Unfortunately, the defense committed six fielding errors as only two of the 10 runs give up ended up being earned.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
The Nocona Lady Indians beat Saint Jo at home on Saturday morning.
The Lady Indians won 16-1 after four innings due to run-rule against the smaller school.
Nocona was coming off a competitive loss at Collinsville earlier in the week while the Lady Panthers were hoping to compete after a busy week of their athletes doing everything else besides just softball.
The Lady Indians easily won the first matchup between the teams in March, 19-2 and it was more of the same on Saturday.
Saint Jo struck first to start the game off well. Jordyn O’Neal hit a one out single. Krista Reeves followed with a walk after O’Neal had stolen second base and had advanced to third thanks to an error trying to throw her out. A wild pitch then allowed her to score to put the Lady Panthers up 1-0.
The lead did not last long. Nocona’s first two batters drew walks which set up Abby Hill to drive them both in with a single to right field.
Despite giving up a single and a walk later in the inning, Saint Jo’s defense did not allow another run. A line out and groundout to the shortstop while picking off a runner attempting to steal got the Lady Panthers out of the inning unscarred.
The Lady Indians led 2-1.
That was about as competitive as it got. In the second inning, Nocona’s bats got going. Two singles and a hit batter loaded the bases up with no outs.
Reagan Phipps drew a walk that drove in a run. Hill hit another two RBI single. Skye Kirby followed with a two RBI double.
After the first out, Allie Sutton drove in one run with a single. There was a fly out for out two, before a runner came in to score after a passed ball. Finally, an error allowed two more runs to score on the base paths.
Nocona had scored nine runs and led 11-1 to break the game open heading into the third inning.
Taylor Patrick hit a double, with O’Neal and Reeves following with singles. Unfortunately for Saint Jo, Patrick was thrown out before the hits attempting to steal a base so the Lady Panthers scored no runs from this.
The Lady Indians kept pouring on the runs. Two singles and a walk loaded the bases up with no outs. Tinley Cable then hit an RBI single. Shelby Swell was hit by a pitch that drove in another run.
After two strikeouts, Evelyn Marquez drove in two more runs on a double to put Nocona up 15-1, coming up one run short of ending the game early.
The Lady Indians scored that one run in the fourth inning. After Phipps drew a leadoff walk, Hill hit a triple that drove her in to end the game.
Nocona won 16-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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