Broncos explode in eighth

Boyd Christian continued its winning ways against league foes on Monday, taking home a victory from Unionville after an 11-6 slugfest against Community High School.

The Lady Broncos gave up two runs in the bottom of the seventh, forcing extra innings, but erupted for a five-run eighth, batting around as they improved to 5-1 in District 9-A play.

Lyndsey King scored to give her team an early lead, leading off the first with a base-on-balls and coming home on a two-out hit by Leah Walker.

The Viqueens answered with a single run in the bottom of the second, however, only to see Boyd retake the lead when King?s fly to right was misplayed, allowing Megan Boren to score.

Boyd sent all nine batters to the plate in the top of the sixth, scoring four more runs on hits by Boren and Kelsey Jones as well as two more Viqueen errors. King and Courtney Hard also scored in the inning. But Community struck back in the bottom of the frame, plating three runs, then added two more in the seventh to tie the game at 6-all.

In the top of the eighth, Jones led things off with a base hit, and King, Hard, Kris Surles and Cassie Wanamaker all reached base behind her as Boyd blew the game open. Tosha Young and Ashlei Bain added base hits, and Jones came through with her second hit of the inning before Community stopped the onslaught.

Wanamaker retired the Viqueens in order in the bottom of the eighth, fanning her 13th batter of the game and not allowing a ball out of the infield as Boyd?s defense nailed down the extra-inning victory.

The Lady Broncos are scheduled to take on Forrest in another district contest Thursday at home. Game time is scheduled for 4:30.