Tuesday, March 28, 2017, Center Roughriders Ballpark –
The Lady Roughriders Varsity Softball Team got their first District 19 Class 4A win when they defeated visiting Tatum High School 5-1 on Tuesday. Center’s overall record now stands at 2-5-1. The Lady ‘Riders now have a 1-2 district record. Tatum’s conference mark falls to 0-3.
The Lady Eagles scored first with a towering solo-home run by Karrisa Hernandez which led off the second inning, and gave Tatum a 1-0 lead. Center's MeKayla Hubbard was able to only allow Tatum two more hits during the rest of the contest and this would be the final Eagles score. She also struck out nine Tatum batters during the game.
The Lady Roughriders tied the game at 1-1 when they got a lead-off single by Mekayla Hubbard. Pinch runner, SydneyJo Sears later scored on a ball which passed behind the Tatum catcher after she had advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Tionna Eberlan moments earlier, and then she advanced to third base by tagging on a fly ball to the outfield.
Center gained a 4-1 lead with a big third inning which saw scores by Taylor Nichols, LaJada Hicks and Maddie Russell. Nichols drove in Kalei LaRock with a sacrifice single to leftfield, for the game’s final score, in the bottom of the fourth inning. Center out hit Tatum 12-3 on the night.
Coach Erin McMichael and her staff will prepare the Lady Roughriders to face the Henderson Lady Lions at Henderson High School next Friday, March 31, 2017 at 6 p.m. Henderson fell 7-2 to Carthage on Tuesday and they have a 1-2 conference standing.
