PUT UP 25 RUNS, 24 HITS IN GAME ONE
By William
HILLSBORO – The Smoky Valley softball team played a tale of two games on Tuesday as they scored a dominating 25-12 win on the road at Hillsboro in game one before stumbling 25-9 in game two to split the doubleheader.
In GAME ONE, the Lady Vikings spotted Hillsboro one run in the first inning before putting nine runs on the board in the top of the third to take a solid 9-5 lead after Hillsboro added four runs to their total in the bottom of the inning. After Hillsboro pulled with in one in the fourth, Smoky Valley added a run in the fifth, three in the sixth and then erupted for 12 runs in the top of the seventh to score the final 13-run win.
Karee Adam pitched the distance for Smoky Valley and earned her third win of the season without a loss.
Olivia Morgan led the Lady Vikings at the plate by going 5-for-5 with a pair of doubles while Madi Tolle had a double among her four hits while scoring four times. Maliyah Koster, Catherine Odell, Kerington Haxton and Ava Broxterman all recorded three hits as Smoky Valley pounded the Hillsboro pitching for 24 hits overall. Koster had both a double and a triple while Broxterman smacked out a pair of doubles.
For GAME TWO, it was a different showing for the Lady Vikings as they struggled and only recorded four hits while the defense committed six errors, all of which helped Hillsboro roll up 15 hits on their way to 25 runs and the decisive 25-9 win.
Now 4-2 for the season, the Lady Vikings return to the competitive diamond on Friday when they play host to Lyons.
GAME 1 = SMOKY VALLEY LADY VIKINGS at Hillsboro
SCORING: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
LADY VIKINGS 0 0 9 0 1 3 12 25 24 3
Hillsboro 1 0 4 3 1 3 0 12 15 4
SMOKY VALLEY LADY VIKING PITCHING: Karee Adam pitched and earned the win – Claire Broxterman was catching. Adam is now 3-0 for the season.
SMOKY VALLEY LADY VIKING HITTING:
Olivia Morgan = went 5-for-5 including 2 doubles, 2 runs scored.
Madi Tolle = had 4 hits including a double, scored 4 runs, 2 runs batted in.
Catherine Odell = had 3 hits, scored 2 runs, 2 runs batted in.
Maliyah Koster = had 3 hits including both a double, a triple, scored 4 runs, 2 runs batted in.
Kerington Haxton = had 3 hits including a double, scored 3 runs, 4 runs batted in.
Ava Broxterman = had 3 hits including 2 doubles, scored 3 runs, 4 runs batted in.
Addie Heitschmidt = had 2 hits, scored 2 runs, 2 runs batted in.
Claire Broxterman = scored 2 runs.
GAME 2 = SMOKY VALLEY LADY VIKINGS at Hillsboro
SCORING: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
LADY VIKINGS 2 4 2 1 X X X 9 4 6
Hillsboro 7 10 3 5 X X X 25 15 3
SMOKY VALLEY LADY VIKINGS PITCHING: Maddi Tolle started and went into the second inning, Karee Adam threw the rest of the second inning before Ava Broxterman closed out the game – Claire Broxterman was catching. Tolle was marked with the loss.
SMOKY VALLEY LADY VIKINGS HITTING:
Catherine Odell = had 2 hits, scored 2 runs, 2 runs batted in.
Maddi Tolle = hit for a double.
Olivia Morgan = had 4 runs batted in, scored 1 run.
Addie Heitschmidt = scored 2 runs.
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