The warmer weather has seen Trigg County’s bats come alive. The Lady Wildcats scored 10 runs for the second straight games and notched a 10-2 district win at Crittenden County Tuesday.
It’s the first time all season that Trigg has scored 10 or more runs in consecutive games. The Lady Wildcats, who entered the week hitting .244 as a team, have banged out 27 hits in their two wins Monday and Tuesday and raised their team batting average by 21 points.
Trigg scored single runs in the first and third innings to grab a quick 2-0 lead. Autumn Durham doubled in the first inning, advanced to third on a wild pitch, and scored on an Alyssa Southwood groundout.
Durham again got the scoring going in the third when she tripled to right field and scored on a steal of home. Durham finished the day with four hits and three runs scored.
Trigg County loaded the bases in the fourth inning on singles by Phelan Dossett and Rylee Hendricks and a Crittenden error. Another Lady Rocket error allowed two runs to score for a 4-0 lead.
Crittenden County cut the deficit in half in the fourth inning on a two-run home run to centerfield by Ellie Smith.
Trigg tacked on an insurance run in the fifth when Kara Southwood tripled and scored on a Hannah Colbert sacrifice fly. Logan Darnall added an RBI double in the sixth and scored on an Alyssa Southwood single.
The Lady Wildcats added three more runs in the seventh inning.
In addition to Durham’s four-hit night, Darnall added three hits and two RBIs. Kara Southwood and Colbert also had three hits. Colbert also got the pitching win, allowing eight hits and two earned runs. She struck out 11 batters for the second straight game.
Jenna Potter had three hits for Crittenden County (10-8, 2-2). Ellie Smith had a pair of hits.
It marked the third straight season the home teams lost the regular season matchup.
Trigg County evened their record at 11-11 on the season and 3-2 in the district. If Lyon County beats Livingston Central on May 2, the Lady Lyons will be the No. 1 seed in the district tournament.
Trigg County will travel to Hickman County Thursday.
