Center Horseshoe Ballpark on Friday, April 14, 2023 –
The Center Lady Roughriders fell at home to the Spring Hill Lady Panthers by a 5-1 run score. The loss places the Lady ‘Riders overall mark at 2-17 and their District 17 Class 4A mark at 1-7 with two district games remaining. The Lady Panthers are 23-7-1 and 7-1 in the conference.
Lady Panther Jovi Spurlock led off the game with a walk and scored with two out when Khloe Saxon doubled to centerfield with two outs in the top of the first inning for the game’s first score. Teammate Mattye Moore scored Spring Hills’ second run by walking to start the inning and advancing home on a Center fielder’s error. SHHS went up 3-0 in the top of the fourth inning when Josie Gray led off with a single to rightfield, she scored later after tagging up on a teammate’s sacrifice fly and then she ran home.
Delaney Gray and Khloe Saxon added on runs for the Lady Panthers in the top of the seventh inning to give Spring Hill a 5-0 advantage going into Center’s final at-bat.
Lady Roughrider senior catcher Ryleigh Youngblood reached base on an error by a Lady Panthers baseman. Pinch runner S. Neuwrith scored on an errant throw for the game's final run of the game for CHS which put the game’s final tally at 5-1.
Center pitchers Julie Bird and Destiny Arcibar teamed up giving up only 4 hits, Bird struck out one, they walked 5 batters. Center committed three errors during the contest. SHHS was led pitching by Delaney Gray who gave up 5 hits, struck out 6, and walked 1 batter. The Lady Panthers committed one error.
The Lady Roughriders will travel to Kilgore High School on Friday, April 18, 2023 for a 6 p.m. conference game at Bulldogs Stadium. Kilgore is also 1-7 in the conference. They lost to Gilmer Friday by a 25-0 score.
