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Bowie baseball loses first game of road trip
It was not a good game for the Bowie Jackrabbit baseball team on Tuesday as they lost at Jacksboro in their first of a four-game road trip to end the season.
The fourth and fifth inning got away from the Jackrabbits as they lost in five innings to the Tigers 12-2.
Jacksboro got out to a lead in the first inning. Bowie could not get any runners on base in the first inning. The Tigers leadoff man reached base due to an error by the right fielder.
After pitcher Taylor Pigg struck out the next batter, the Tigers hit back-to-back singles and a sacrifice fly ball to score two runs. Pigg forced the next batter to ground out as Jacksboro led 2-0 heading into the second.
Chance Tomlinson was hit by a pitch with one out. He advanced to second on a groundout to put himself in scoring position, but the next batter struck out to end the scoring chance. A leadoff single from the Tigers led to nothing as Bowie executed an inning ending double play to end the second inning.
Evan Kennedy got on base with a one out single in the top of the third. Unfortunately, Jacksboro pulled off a double play to get out of the inning as well. A leadoff single and walk for the Tigers put base runners on first and second with no outs.
Pigg was able to force two ground outs, but the next batter hit a double into the gap to score both runners and put the Tigers up 4-0 heading into the fourth inning.
A leadoff double from Keck Jones started things off on the right foot. Payton Price followed with a single. Weston Partridge then drew a walk to load the bases with no outs.
Tomlinson drew a walk to score Jones. The next two batters struck out swinging, but Boo Oakley drew a walk to score another run and cut the lead down to 4-2 before the next batter struck out to end the top of the third.
A base hit, hit batter and walk loaded the bases for Jacksboro with one out. After a strike out, the next batter hit a single that scored a run. The next batter then hit a bases clearing double that put the Tigers up 8-2.
Another base hit looked like Jacksboro was going to score more, but the Jackrabbits were able to force a pop out to first base to end the fourth inning.
After two outs, Price and Partridge hit back-to-back singles to get on base and be in scoring position. Unfortunately, the next batter grounded out to end the scoring chance.
A change of pitcher to start the bottom of the fifth did not help Bowie. The Tigers quickly loaded the bases with no outs. A drawn walk and a sacrifice fly ball scored two runs. A fielder’s choice out at home made it seem like the Jackrabbits might get out of the inning. Unfortunately, the next batter hit a single that scored two runs to end the game early, 12-2.
To read more, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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