The Bowie Lady Rabbits lost against Holliday at home on Friday night.
The Lady Eagles won 13-3, but the Lady Rabbits prevented the game from ending due early due to run-rule.
Bowie was coming into the game following its first district win at Vernon earlier in the week. The team also was getting a few players back a bit healthy to hopefully start to turn the corner.
Still, Holliday has been one of the top teams in the district the last several years. Even with the team taking a step back after losing some key players to graduation, the Lady Rabbits knew it would be a tough game.
Bowie had trouble finding the strike zone to start the game, walking four batters in the first inning. A double, a sacrifice fly ball and a fielding error at third base allowed three runs to score and the Lady Eagles to up 3-0.
Holliday added three more runs in the second inning with two singles, a sacrifice fly ball, a walk and a fielding error that led to two of the runs scoring. The Lady Eagles led 6-0 after two innings
Bowie’s defense had not allowed things to spiral yet despite the bats being too eager to put the ball in play and so far not being able to get any runners on base.
The third inning saw the Lady Rabbits not allow a two out single to turn into a rally. Pitcher Kaylie Kinney fielded a ball hit to her for the third out to blank Holliday’s offense.
Unfortunately, Bowie bats continued to have no luck as Holliday players made all the plays in the field keep runners off the bases. The Lady Eagles came back in the fourth inning to add to their lead.
A single and a double started the inning for Holliday. A single followed to score one run. A sacrifice bunt drove in another. A groundout at second base then allowed a third run to score to put the Lady Eagles up 9-0.
A triple followed and it looked like Holliday might snowball this inning into one that might end the game early for the Lady Rabbits. Thankfully, Kinney induced a groundout at shortstop to stop the bleeding.
While Bowie bats continued to struggle, the defense rebounded in the fifth inning with its only one-two-three inning. Not only did the Lady Eagles not score, but they got no base runners on. In fact, it was only a four pitch inning for Kinney as her defense made the plays behind her at third base, shortstop and in center field.
Bowie bats responded in the same inning with its first base runners of the game.
KP Rutherford drew a walk to lead off the inning. Imala Walker then followed with a single. Unfortunately, the Lady Rabbits could not capitalize. A strikeout and a double play followed to end the fifth inning with no runs for Bowie. Still, the offensive success had broken the ice for the Lady Rabbits going forward.
In the sixth inning, Holliday led off with a triple. A groundout to second base allowed the runner to come in and score to put the Lady Eagles up 10-0. Bowie’s defense retired the next two batters with a lineout at shortstop and a strikeout for Kinney.
Bowie needed to score at least one run to keep the game from ending early due to run-rule. Thankfully, the bats had woken up and the team took advantage of Holliday’s mistakes in the field.
Victoria Cox hit a one out single to left field. Chloe Kinney hit a groundball to the pitcher that resulted in an error. The next batter hit into a fielder’s choice that got the lead runner out at third base for out two.
Serenity Klump then came through and hit a single to left field to drive in one run. Later a passed ball allowed Rhyan Carle to come in and score to cut the lead to 10-2 before a groundout ended the sixth inning.
Holliday ended the game scoring three more runs with two singles, a double and a triple to go up 13-2.
Bowie did end the game on a positive note with Walker leading off and hitting a triple to right field.
Two batters later Laney Oliver drove her in with a single to center field to make the final score 13-3.

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