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Lady Indians beat Saint Jo 19-2
The Nocona Lady Indians won at Saint Jo on Tuesday night to earn their first district win of the season.
The Lady Indians won 19-2, with the game stopping after three innings due to run-rule.
Nocona came into the game needing a pick me up after struggling in its first three district games.
Saint Jo was hoping it could compete well against the bigger school and show signs of improvement.
The Lady Indians loaded the bases up with two walks and hit batter to start the game. Skye Kirby then came through with a bases clearing triple. Heidi Atteberry followed with an RBI single.
After a walk, Shelby Sewell drove in one run with a single. Abby Hill followed with a two RBI double. After a single, the Lady Panthers did catch a runner at home plate for an out.
Reagan Phipps drove in one run with a double. Avery Crutsinger then hit a double before Kirby came back up to drive both base runners in with another triple.
Nocona led 10-0 before Saint Jo had taken an at-bat.
The Lady Panthers got one run back. Payzlie Cervantes led off with a double. She later stole third base and scored on a wild pitch to cut the lead to 10-1.
Saint Jo got two other players on base with a walk and a hit batter, but the Lady Indians caught one trying to steal third base, caught a fly ball in center field and pitcher Atteberry struck out the final batter to get out of the first inning.
Nocona batters kept taking advantage of the Lady Panthers struggles hitting the strike zone. The first three batters all drew walks to load the bases with no outs to start the second inning.
Saint Jo got the force out at home on a groundball to first base, but a walk followed and drove in one run. Crutsinger then hit a bases clearing triple to score three runs. She would later score on a wild pitch.
Evelyn Marquez drew a walk and eventually worked her way to third base. An error trying to pick her off allowed her to come in and score for Nocona.
The Lady Indians led 16-1.
Nocona’s defense shut down Saint Jo’s bats in the second inning. Atteberry struck out one batter, fielded a groundball for an out and induced a pop out at second base.
Hill led off for the Lady Indians with a single. A wild pitch and stolen base got her to third base before Phipps drove her in with a single.
Marquez then would drive her in with a triple before Kirby hit an RBI double to score Nocona’s last run of the game.
Trailing 19-1, Saint Jo needed to score four or more runs to keep the game going.
Nevaeh Spann led off and was hit by a pitch and got on base. Cervantes followed and drew a walk.
After a pop out and a fielder’s choice out at third base that got the lead runner, Cervantes scored on a wild pitch to cut the lead to 19-2.
After a walk put runners at the corners, a ground out to the shortstop ended the game.
The Lady Indians won 19-2.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo hosted its own volleyball tournament Sept. 10-12.
In its first match, the Lady Panthers bested Sam Rayburn in a b est-of-three match 2-1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-14.) In the opener, senior Tatum Morman staked the Lady Panthers to a 4-0 lead with help from Kamron Skidmore and Olivia Johnson kills. The Lady Rebels would come back and tie the game at seven.
Savannah Hill’s kill broke serve and allowed Abby Carter to string together seven points. An ace and a Hill kill helped keep the drive alive. Hill later rolled off six points in a row, helped by two aces, to go up 23-10. Sam Rayburn broke serve but Saint Jo finished the game with a single Morman point.
Sam Rayburn came right out of the gate firing in the second game leading 4-0. A single Carter point, thrown down by a Hill block, and Hill’s four-point skein put the Lady Panthers up 8-6. Sam Rayburn tied the game at eight.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Forestburg’s volleyball team gave visiting Chico a solid test Sept. 8, but the Lady Dragons rebounded from a third-set loss to pull out the 3-1 win (25-23, 25-19, 25-27, 25-19).
The Lady Longhorns got out to a quick start with aces from freshmen Madi Wadsworth and Lacie Shotwell staking the squad to a 4-1 lead in game one. Wadsworth later broke a 4-all tie with a kill.
Addy Conway rolled off four straight points, helped by a Wadsworth kill to give Forestburg an 11-9 lead. Chico took a 16-14 lead but a Brenna Briles ace and Jocelyn Rich’s two points forced Chico into a timeout down 17-19.
The respite worked as it would be Forestburg’s last lead of game one, the Lady ‘Horns not having another serving point.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After splitting the first two games with Vernon Northside, Bowie’s volleyball team turned things out and wound with a 3-1 match win (25-17, 15-25, 25-17, 25-17).
Molly Enlow used two aces amidst a four-point string to give the Lady Rabbits a 5-1 lead in game one. Senior KP Rutherford’s pair of points extended the lead to 8-3.
Northside cut the deficit to 10-11 before Rutherford’s kill broke serve.
Bella Culwell’s point, aided by an Ellie Mowery kill, put Bowie up 13-10. Northside tied the game at 13 before Rutherford came through with another pair for a 17-14 lead. Lillie Maddox also had a deuce for a 20-15 lead and force a Lady INdian timeout.
Northside broke serve but a Sophie Maddox block and Lillie Maddox three-point string gave the squad game point at 24-16. The squads exchanged side outs to end the game.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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