Good inning lifts Lady Eagles over Straughn
Published 9:19 pm Monday, March 18, 2013
Pleasant Home’s big inning in the bottom of the sixth propelled the Lady Eagles to a 10-4 victory over Straughn tonight.
PHS coach Bradley Stephens said Straughn’s a good ball team and hit the ball well.
“We did a good job of making routine plays,” Stephens said.
Ashley Copeland earned the win for PHS on the mound, and Abby Walker got the save.
Caitlin Jernigan went 3-for-4 with three singles to lead at the plate. Copeland went 2-for-4 with a triple.
Brentley Armstrong led SHS and went 2-for-2. Molly Stewart and Paige Taylor were 2-for-4 each.
With this win, the Lady Eagles improve to 8-3 on the season, and the Lady Tigers fall to 4-3.
Pleasant Home visits Brantley tomorrow night. Straughn will host Southside Selma for an area doubleheader on Friday.
PHS finishes 1-2 at Andalusia JV tourney
The Lady Eagles’ junior varsity squad beat elba 10-9 on Saturday for their only win of the day.
Enterprise beat PHS 11-1; and Elba got revenge in their fifth game of the day with power hitting.