The Chillicothe Lady Hornets broke open a 3-3 tie with seven runs in the bottom of the 4th inning, in a 10-3 win over the Lady Bulldogs of South Harrison on Tuesday night, in softball action heard on KGOZ FM 101.7 from Daryl Danner Memorial Park.
South Harrison, the runner-up in the Grand River Conference, started the contest strong, with an Ella Callaway single scoring Ambrey Hunter for a second inning lead, followed by a pair of runs in the top of the 3rd inning for a 3-1 advantage. Brylee Sherill cracked an RBI double to plate Lexi Hunter, with Sherrill scoring on a throwing error by the Chillicothe shortstop.
With the South Harrison offense getting to Chillicothe’s Landry Marsh, the Lady Hornets were able to answer with a second inning run, as a bloop single by Charley Peniston scoring Kenzie Fleener, and two in the 3rd, with Marsh scoring on a Tori Stoner single, and Stoner scoring on a throwing error from third base.
Chillicothe’s decisive fourth inning surge saw the Lady Hornets send 11 batters to the plate, with seven base hits. Two South Harrison throwing errors hurt the Bulldog chances of limiting damage.
After being given the big lead, Chillicothe’s Marsh dominated, retiring the final 13 batters of the game in order, finishing the game with a total of 13 strikeouts, limiting South Harrison to just four hits.
The loss drops South Harrison to 18-11 on the season, with Chillicothe improving to 18-5.
Here are the remainder of the softball scores from Tuesday, October 8, 2024:
Trenton 18, North Harrison 2 (4) (Hodge and Hunter with HR’s)
Albany 11, Maysville 1
Gallatin 17, King City 2
Marceline 13, Knox County 0
Milan 15, Linn County 0
North Andrew 15, Stewartsville/Osborn 0
Pattonsburg 10, Tri-County 0
Braymer 2, Polo 1
Princeton 15, Grundy R-V/Newtown-Harris 0
Putnam County 12, Gilman City 5
Worth County 11, Platte Valley 3
Bevier 8, Madison 7
NE Nodaway 16, Bishop LeBlond 3
Norborne/Hardin-Central 19, Brunswick 3
Atlanta 17, Bucklin/Macon County 7
Carrollton 15, Lexington 0
St. Joseph Central 21, North Kansas City 12
Centralia 12, Monroe City 0
Excelsior Springs 18, Smithville 9
Higbee 3, Brashear 2
Highland 11, South Shelby 1
Kearney 20, Raytown South 0
Knob Noster 10, Lafayette County 0
St. Joseph Benton 2, St. Joseph Lafayette 1
Lawson 4, Mid-Buchanan 2
Liberty 9, Park Hill South 7
Liberty North 5, Staley 1
Macon 10, Clark County 0
La Plata 21, Meadville 2
Northeast (Cairo) 15, Slater 0
Holden 16, Richmond 0
Platte County 20, William Chrisman 1
