Lynchburg-Clay defeats Fayetteville for SHAC win; falls to Westfall

DODSONVILLE — Playing two games in two days, the Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs softball team earned a win at home Friday (April 11) against Fayetteville, then lost Saturday (April 12) in a non-conference game against Westfall.

In the game on Friday evening at LCHS, the Lady Mustangs battled with the Fayetteville Lady Rockets to earn the Southern Hills Athletic Conference win by a 2-1 score in nine innings.

Lynchburg-Clay struck first with a 1-0 lead after the first inning as Aubrey Roberts scored the run on a passed ball with two outs.

Fayetteville answered by tying the game at 1-1 with a run crossing home plate in the top of the second.

From the third inning through the eighth inning, neither team added a run to the scoreboard at LCHS, but in the bottom of the ninth the Lady Mustangs defended their home field by scoring the game-winning run in extra innings.

Lynchburg-Clay began the bottom of the ninth with a base hit by Sophia Michael, and following an out, Kami Collins hit a double to left field, moving Michael to third. An infield base hit by Noel Barnhill loaded the bases as Michael was held at third base, but not for long, as Michael scored the game-winning run with a walk-off single past the shortstop off the bat of Reese Ruble for the 2-1 LCHS victory.

The game saw a combined 15 hits by the two teams, with Fayetteville totaling eight and LCHS having seven. Each team committed one error.

Ruble led Lynchburg-Clay at 2-for-2 with one RBI and a walk. Caitlyn Collins was 1-for-4, and Michael went 1-for-3 with a run and a walk.

Also for LCHS, Kami Collins was 1-for-4 (as her hit was a double), and Barnhill finished 1-for-2. Audrey Barry also had a hit, as she went 1-for-3.

Caitlyn Collins also collected two stolen bases, and Michael also had a steal. LCHS had an RBI by Avery Blankenship, and Jazmine Brown forced a walk.

Roberts was the winning pitcher, finishing the game with nine innings pitched (105 pitches), allowing one run (unearned) on eight hits and one walk with seven strikeouts.

BOX SCORE
FAY    010 000 000 — 1 8 1
LCHS    100 000 001 — 2 7 1

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On Saturday, LCHS lost to Westfall in a non-conference game by a 2-0 score.

Lynchburg-Clay totaled four hits and committed two errors, while Westfall also had four hits and committed one error.

Noel Barnhill finished the game at 2-for-3 from the plate, and also with a hit were Sophia Michael at 1-for-3, and Audrey Barry was also 1-for-3.

Barnhill was charged with the tough-luck loss as she pitched six innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits and one walk, with eight strikeouts. She threw a total of 83 pitches.

Westfall scored their runs with a run in both the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings.

LCHS is 8-3 overall this season.

BOX SCORE
LCHS    000 000 0 — 0 4 2
WHS    000 011 x — 2 4 1

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