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Vian
B: Sports
August 22, 2023
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

Vian girls cap 5-0 week with road win over Central

By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 

The Vian Lady Wolverines capped a 5-0 record last week with an 11-0 road win over the Central Lady Tigers on Friday afternoon.

In the road win over Central, the Lady Wolverines (8-3) broke a scoreless tie with a pair of four-run innings in the second and third innings for an 8-0 lead. A three-run fourth inning put the game into run-rule status.

For the game, Halli Russell was 2-for-2 with three runs batted in and two runs scored, LaKaila Drew doubled and scored twice, Akeelah Truett doubled with two RBIs and two runs scored and Maisie Wells doubled with an RBI for Vian, which had its Monday road game at Okmulgee postponed due to the heat. Kala Gibbins (6-2) got the win, striking out 10 batters in four innings and throwing a four-hitter.

In defeat, Ayrland Giles was 2-for-2 for the Lady Tigers (0-9). Jiles (09) took the loss as she fanned one batter.

ROLAND 10, CENTRAL 3

Thursday afternoon at Central High School, the Lady Rangers (55) broke a 3-all tie with a single run in the fourth inning and six runs in the fifth inning.

For the game, Addyson Clark was 2-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs and a run scored, Sara Qualls was 2-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored, Jaydance Bean was 2-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored and Lilly Cole was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored for Roland. Emily Daws (4-5) got the win, striking out five batters in seven innings.

In defeat, Keeley Poindexter was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI, Jiles tripled and scored once and Avery Warner tripled with an RBI for the Lady Tigers. Jiles took the loss, despite fanning five batters.

MULDROW 8, CHECOTAH 6, 9 INN.

Monday night in Checotah, after the host Lady Wildcats tied the game at 5-all in the seventh inning to force extra innings, the Lady Bulldogs (5-5 overall, 2-1 in district play) broke the deadlock with a three-run ninth inning, then held off a Checotah rally in the bottom of the frame, to get the district victory.

For the game, Ashley Price was 2-for-6 with a run scored, while Amaya Duran was 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored for Muldrow.

Jaydin Dean (4-4) got the win in relief, going the final four innings with three strikeouts. Kaydence Young started, going the first five innings with four Ks.

VIAN 4, EUFAULA 2

Thursday afternoon in Vian, the Lady Wolverines won their fifth straight game in dramatic fashion as Hanna Mattingly’s two-run, walk-off home run capped a three-run seventh inning to propel Vian to the come-from-behind victory.

For the game, Gibbins was 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored, Mattingly was 3-for-4 with a game-winning, walkoff two-run homer, three RBIs and a run scored and Russell was 2-for-3 with a double and a triple for Vian. Gibbins got the win, striking out four batters in seven innings.

SPIRO 10, ROLAND 1

Monday night in Roland, the visiting Lady Bulldogs jumped out to a 5-0 lead after an inning and never looked back.

In defeat, Clark was 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI, while Scarlett Qualls doubled and scored once for the Lady Rangers.

Daws took the loss, despite striking out six batters in seven innings. She only allowed four earned runs as eight Roland errors accounted for Spiro’s other six runs.

FORT GIBSON 7, CENTRAL 1

Monday night in Fort Gibson, the Lady Tigers only could muster an RBI hit by Jiles off Lady Tigers’ pitching. Jiles also took the loss.

ARKOMA 14, GANS 3

Monday night in Gans, the visiting Lady Mustangs jumped out to a 3-0 lead after an inning en route to a 10-0 advantage in the third inning.

The Lady Grizzlies (1-5) scored their three runs in the third inning on Gabbie Price’s inside-the-park home run, an RBI single by Brianna Burris and a basesloaded walk to Brighton Dorsey to cut Arkoma’s lead to 10-3.

However, a four-run fourth inning by the Lady Mustangs put the game into run-rule status.

In defeat, Price hit an inside-the-park homer, Burris had an RBI single and Reina Gaona and Aaliyah Taylor each singled for Gans.

Burris (1-3) took the loss, despite fanning for batters in 3.2 innings. Gaona recorded the final out.

KEOTA 14, WEBBERS FALLS 2

Monday afternoon in Webbers Falls, the visiting Lady Lions were on a roar early as they scored four runs in the opening inning, then added two runs in the second inning and a run in the third inning for a 7-0 lead.

The Lady Warriors (1-5) scored their first run in the third inning on Bridgette Baer’s RBI groundout, scoring Teralynn Colston, to cut the deficit to 7-1.

After Keota upped its advantage to 8-1 after four innings, Webbers Falls scored its final run in the fifth inning as Colston scored when the Lady Lions recorded the out at first on a dropped third strike to make it 8-2, but the Lady Warriors got no closer.

In defeat, Colston’s single was the lone hit for the Lady Warriors. Maddy Raskey took the loss.

PANAMA 12, ROLAND 4

Friday afternoon in Panama, the Lady Razorbacks, who trailed 2-1, scored four runs in the third inning to take the lead for good at 5-2. After Roland scored once in the fourth inning to cut the deficit to 5-3, Panama put the game into run-rule status with a six run fourth inning to take an 11-3 lead. The game ended when Panama scored its 12th run in the fifth inning after Roland had scored its fourth run in the top of the frame.

In defeat, Scarlett Qualls was 2-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored, while Clark tripled and scored once for Roland. Daws took the loss, despite three strikeouts in 4.1 innings.

WESTVILLE 22, GANS 0

LOCUST GROVE 12, GANS 0

Thursday in the Westville Festival, the Lady Grizzlies lost both games of the one-day event.

In the loss to the host Lady Yellowjackets, Westville scored 11 runs in the first inning, nine runs in the second inning and twice in the third inning.

In defeat, Gaona and Makinzie Kimble each singled for the only two hits for Gans.

Burris took the loss, despite recording two strikeouts in two innings of work. Gaona pitched the final inning with a strikeout.

In the loss to Locust Grove, Gans fell behind 4-0 in the first inning, which became an 11-0 deficit by the second inning with the final Locust Grove run scoring in the third inning.

In defeat, Burris hit a single for the Lady Grizzlies’ lone hit in the game.

Gaona (0-2) suffered the loss, although she got one strikeout in two innings pitched. Burris got the final two outs of the game.

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