Junction City rallies for 10-9 win over Parkers Chapel
JUNCTION CITY - Junction City scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh and downed Parkers Chapel 10-9 in a back-andforth league matchup on Friday. The Lady Dragons improved to 8-2 while the Lady Trojans slipped to 2-3.
Parkers Chapel rallied from a 6-1 deficit, scoring six runs in the fourth inning. It was the first of four lead changes over the final four innings.
Trailing 9-8 in the seventh, the Lady Dragons’ mounted a one-out rally. Makayla Knight walked. Zamya Cunningham was hit by a pitch. Gracie Brown singled to load the bases. Karla Castillo walked to drive in a run before Jess Thurman walked on four pitches to drive in Cunningham with the winning run.
The Lady Dragons had seven hits against PC pitcher McKenzie Norris, who pitched 6 ⅓ innings, walking 11 and striking out five.
Castillo started in the circle for Junction City, throwing 3 ⅔ innings, allowing seven runs on four hits with two walks and three strikeouts. Thurman earned the win in relief, hurling 3 ⅓ innings, allowing two runs on two hits with four walks and two strikeouts.
Junction City scored three runs in the first. The Lady Trojans got a run back in the top of the third before the Lady Dragons tallied three in the bottom of the third. Emilee Bovee had a RBI single in the inning.
Parkers Chapel came back with six runs in the fourth. Makenzie Morgan singled, stole second and scored when Addalyn Adams singled. Carlee Cater singled home a run. Brookelynn Porter reached on an error. Another run scored when Bella Frisby’s flyball was misplayed. Reaux McAuliffe stroked a two-run single and later scored on a passed ball for a 7-6 lead.
Junction City regained the lead with two in the fifth. Valarie Kidwell and De’Nyah Brown both walked and Raylynn Massey was hit by a pitch. Kidwell stole home and Brown scored on a passed ball.
In the sixth, Parkers Chapel’s Tatum Watson hit a two-run single for a 9-8 lead.
DeWitt 6, Smackover 3
DEWITT - DeWitt scored four runs in the first and went on for a 3A 8 win over Smackover on Friday. The Lady Bucks fell to 5-3 on the season.
Neci Hill struck out seven and allowed six hits over seven innings for the Dragonettes.
For Smackover, Ava Walker surrendered six runs on eight hits with one walk and three strikeouts.
DeWitt took a 4-run cushion into the fifth before the Lady Bucks got on the board on a two-run, inside-the-park homer by Abby Brewer, who was 2-for-3 at the plate.
The Dragonettes scored twice in the bottom of the fifth. Smackover countered with a run in the sixth. Taylor Darden singled and Emily Camacho doubled. Presley Ainsworth singled home a run. But Hill struck out the next two batters and got a fly ball for the third out.