Down 4-0 after one inning of play, the Trenton Lady Bulldogs made a two-inning surge at rival Chillicothe on Monday night, pulling to within 4-3, before the Class 3 power Lady Hornets answered with six consecutive runs to win 10-3.
Trenton’s biggest hit of the game, a two-run homer by second baseman Lucy Price in the top of the second inning, was called on KTTN by Rod Tompkins:Â
Trenton added another run in the third inning on an RBI from Avery Clark, scoring Mirena King, who had two of the Lady Bulldogs six hits in the contest.Â
For Chillicothe, Maicee Albrecht had a pair of doubles and a home run as part of a four RBI game. Hope Donoho had two runs scored and Landry Marsh a pair of runs scored, with two base hits each.Â
Ali Probasco went the first four innings for Chillicothe, scattering six hits and three runs in earning the victory, striking out five batters. Marsh pitched no-hit softball for three innings to slam the door on Trenton, striking out three.
Chillicothe, now 21-5 on the season, will head to St. Joseph for Class 3, District 8 competition later this week as a #1 seed. Trenton, with a regular season mark of 17-11, has a #4 seed and will host districts this week, playing Milan on Wednesday night in a 4:30 quarterfinal on KGOZ FM 101.7.Â
Other softball scores from Monday, October 14, 2024:Â
Albany 17, East Buchanan 0Â
Gallatin 9, Gilman City 4Â
Milan 5, Pattonsburg 1
West Platte 15, North Andrew 6
Princeton 18, Maysville 3
South Harrison 16, Platte Valley 2
Mid-Buchanan 15, Worth County 0Â
Benton 5, Lathrop 3Â
Centralia 1, Bowling Green 0Â
Braymer 11, Higbee 2
Penney 9, Cameron 7Â
Tolton Catholic 2, Macon 1
Fayette 18, Westran 3
Lee’s Summit West 11, Smithville 1
Lafayette County 19, Lexington 1
Green City 11, Mercer 2
Northeast Nodaway 5, North Platte 4
Slater 10, Pilot Grove 1
Salisbury 16, Monroe City 1
Savannah 13, Plattsburg 3
Highland 21, Scotland County 0Â
Northeast (Cairo) 11, South Shelby 5
Tri-County 20, Stewartsville/Osborn 6
