Lady Pioneers fall in District 7 action
Warren County got a big knock from MaCall Cooper, but Lebanon had the last laugh Tuesday night, as they scored three runs in the seventh to nail down a 6-2 victory over the Lady Pioneers.
Trailing 3-0 after three innings, the Lady Pioneers got on the board in the bottom of the fourth, when Ashlee Malone doubled and Cooper belted an inside-the-park home run to left.
The Lady Pioneers had a chance at tying the game in the fifth, when Kayla Hubbard hit a two-out double, but Hubbard was thrown out at home while trying to score on a Shellie Hayes single, and WCHS was held without a hit for the game’s final two innings.
Lebanon plated two runs in the first, getting to WCHS starter Ashley McBee for three straight hits in the inning, and added another when Jennifer Brewington singled home Amber Reed in the third.
The Blue Devilettes pulled ahead for good in the top of the seventh, connecting for four hits in the inning, including an RBI single from Hope Arnold, a triple from Lacie Doak and another single from Reed, who finished 3-for-4 on the night.
Brewington came through on the pitching rubber for Lebanon, giving up just two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out 11.
The Lady Pioneers’ hits came from Hayes, Malone, Emily Smith, Cooper and Hubbard. McBee fanned three and didn’t walk any while allowing 11 hits.
WCHS will be at home today for a day game, taking on Coffee County. The varsity is scheduled to hit the field at 1 p.m., and will be followed by a JV game.