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Nocona softball falters 11-3
The Nocona Lady Indians lost their second district game on Friday after traveling to Breckenridge.
The Lady Buckaroos won 11-3 against the Lady Indians as Nocona is still searching for their first district win.
After the Lady Indians failed to get a runner on to start the game, Breckenridge got one on with a single to left field. After stealing second and third base, an error on the throw to third base allowed the runner to score. The Lady Buckaroos led 1-0 after the first inning.
Nocona answered in the second inning. The lead off Tobi Cable was able to get on base thanks to an error at third base. Cable was able to steal second and reach third base thanks to an error at catcher. A passed ball then allowed her to score and tie the game at 1-1.
The good fortune would not last long for the Lady Indians.
Breckenridge would score six runs before the second inning was over thanks to five hits, one walk and one fielding error. The Lady Buckaroos led again, but now it was 7-1
Nocona failed to get anything going in the third inning, but did prevent Breckenridge from scoring as well despite giving up three singles.
A leadoff double from Katy Barrett started out the fourth inning well for the Lady Indians. She advanced to third base thanks to a passed ball, but stayed there for the next two batters who got out.
Kamryn Weaver then hit a ball to the shortstop, who thankfully committed an error, allowing Barrett to score and cut the lead to 7-2.
Nocona prevented the Lady Buckaroos from getting on base as the game moved to the fifth inning.
MaKenna Nobile led off the inning with a single. She advanced to second base with a groundout for the second out, but was left stranded there.
Breckenridge was then able to score in a flurry, scoring four runs thanks to four hits, one walked batter and one hit batter. The Lady Buckaroos lead was up to 11-2 and Nocona was running out of innings to try and come back.
Barrett led off the sixth inning getting on base thanks to getting hit by a pitch. She would steal second before Laci Stone would drive her in on a single to right field to cut the lead to 11-3.
Unfortunately, that would be all the runs for Nocona. Despite Kamryn Weaver hitting a double later that inning, it came with no base runners on thanks to the substitute runner being picked off.
The Lady Indians did sit down all three Breckenridge batters to move the game into the seventh and final inning.
Nocona started the inning off promising with Nobile drawing a leadoff walk. Despite reaching third base thanks to a steal and ground ball, that is where she would stay as the final batter struck out to end the game.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians picked up dominant wins against Chico in their series against the Dragons last week.
The Indians won both games 11-0 by run-rule after five innings to get their first district wins of the season.
Nocona was coming off losing both games against Lindsay the previous week in its first district series and bounced back in a big way.
In the first game at home last week, the Indians scored six runs in the first inning and five in the third inning which proved to be all the offense they needed.
Kutter Cabrera led the team with three RBIs while Miller Jentry was second with two RBIs. The team finished with nine hits and drew eight walks.
On the mound, Walker Murphey pitched a shut out while striking out seven and allowing three hits. Defensively, the team committed one fielding error.
The second game saw Nocona score all of its runs in the first three innings, highlighted by scoring six runs in the second inning.
Murphey hit a three-run home run to lead the team while Brody Langford and Landon Fatheree each had two RBIs.
On the mound RJ Walker had a big day, throwing a perfect four innings which means he did not allow a hit or walk anyone. He also struck out eight batters, which put him over 100 career strikeouts in high school. The defense committed no fielding errors.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers lost their series against Bryson last week.
The first game was a close 3-0 loss, but the second game was 11-0, done after four and half innings due to run-rule.
The Panthers were coming off close losses to Perrin-Whitt from the previous week. They were hoping they could turn their fortune around playing another 1A program.
Unfortunately in the first game, the Cowboys got off to a good start, scoring three runs in the first inning, with two coming with two outs due to an error and a dropped third strike.
Saint Jo’s pitching and defense tightened up after that to not allow another run in the final six innings. Unfortunately, the Panthers had only two hits and four base runners all game as they lost the close game 3-0.
Charlie Evans and Rylan Forrest had the only two hits for Saint Jo in the game as the team struck out 18 times. Trent Gaston ended the game allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits while striking out five batters and walking two in six innings of work. The defense committed five fielding errors.
Unfortunately, things did not go as well several days later in game two. Bryson scored three runs in both the first and second innings before scoring five runs in the third inning. Saint Jo was not able to get a hit and drew two walks in the game.
The Panther defense committed six fielding errors which led to only three of the 11 runs given up were earned by the pitching staff who gave up five hits, walked six and hit four batters.
Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles played Perrin-Whitt last week in a series.
The Pirates won the first game 11-1 by run-rule and the second game score was not updated on Game Changer.
The Eagles were coming off one-sided losses to Bryson the previous week in their first district series and was hoping to play better.
Bellevue did get out to an early lead in the first inning. River Trail hit an RBI single in the top of the first inning to go up 1-0, which proved to be the highlight of the game.
Perrin-Whitt scored three runs in the first inning, one in the second inning, two in the fourth inning and five in the fifth inning to win 11-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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