Late surge lifts Forrest past Boyd – Wanamaker fans 14, but Lady Broncos suffer district defeat
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The two pitchers combined for 26 strikeouts on the day, with Lady Rocket Shelby Stennet fanning 12 and Lady Bronco Cassie Wanamaker striking out 14 batters. But unfortunately for the Lady Broncos, one big inning by the Lady Rockets propelled them to a 5-0 victory.
The Lady Broncos dropped to 8-4 on the season and 4-3 in district play.
In the top of the first, Wanamaker struck out the first two Lady Rockets before giving up a hit. Boyd got out of the inning with a ground ball to short. Kris Surles drew a walk for Boyd in the bottom of the inning with two outs, but was left stranded.
In the second and third innings both teams went down in order, as Stennet recorded three K?s and Wanamaker picked up four for the Lady Broncos.
Forrest put a runner on after a two out hit in the top of the fourth, but once again the Lady Broncos got out of the inning unharmed.
Boyd had its best chance to score in the bottom of the inning when Surles drew a one-out walk. Wanamaker singled, and a bad throw put runners on second and third with one out. But a strikeout and grounder to short ended the inning as the game remained scoreless.
In the top of the fifth Wanamaker struck out the side. Boyd left one runner on in the bottom of the inning after a two-out walk from Becca Reynolds.
In the bottom of the sixth Courtney Hard singled to lead things off, but the next three batters went down in order.
Forrest broke things open in the top of the seventh, after a lead-off walk and a single to center. A throwing error let both runs cross the plate for a 2-0 lead. The next batter tripled and two hits and one error later Forrest had built a 5-0 before Boyd got out of the inning.
In the bottom of the inning the Lady Broncos went down 1-2-3 to end the game.
The Lady Broncos will be at home on Monday to take on Cascade in a district battle.