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Highlights Pirates keelhaul ’Jackets
Monitor Staff Reports
KEMP–The visiting Crandall Pirates scored at least once in every
inning to run-rule the hosting Kemp Yellowjackets, 10-0, Tuesday
evening.
The loss dropped the ’Jackets to 7-10 on the year and 0-2 in
District 13-3A baseball play, while the Pirates improved to 12-6
and 2-0 in loop action.
Monitor Photo/Kerry Yancey
Third time's the charm – on a third pick-off attempt, Crandall
Pirate first baseman Ricky Lopez (left) is successful in tagging
Kemp Yellowjacket Blake Watkins (7) before he can get back to
the bag during the third inning of Kemp's 10-0 District 13-3A
baseball loss to the visiting Pirates Tuesday.
Kemp faced a crucial first-round matchup with hosting Mabank
Friday night. Mabank improved to 5-9 on the season and 1-1 in
district play by beating Ferris 5-2 Tuesday.
Tuesday, March 29, Kemp returns home to face the North Forney
Falcons, and then Friday, April 1, the ’Jackets wind up the
first round of district on the road against the Kaufman Lions.
Crandall notched 10 hits and took advantage of six Kemp errors,
while the Kemp bats were absolutely silent – the ’Jackets
finished with no hits.
The Pirates pushed across one run in the first inning, then
exploded for four runs in the second and two more in the third
to take a commanding 7-0 lead.
Crandall added single runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth
innings to clinch the abbreviated contest.
Kemp senior Cody Benavidez started and took the loss, allowing
eight hits and six earned runs, while issuing just one walk and
notching two strikeouts.
Trevor King pitched the sixth inning, allowing one hit and one
run, hitting two batters and issuing one walk.
’Dogs shut out Tigers
Monitor Staff Reports
MALAKOFF–Behind a dominating performance by senior Braden
Strickland, the Eustace Bulldogs won their third straight
contest, knocking off the hosting Malakoff Tigers 5-0 Tuesday in
the District 13-2A opener for both squads.
Now 12-5 on the season and 1-0 in district play, the Bulldogs
were scheduled to host Sunnyvale (12-4, 1-0) Friday night.
Tuesday, March 29, the Bulldogs will visit the Palmer Bulldogs
and then host Dallas Life Red Oak Friday, April 1.
At Malakoff Tuesday, Strickland, an LSU signee, allowed the
Tigers just two hits and notched 15 strikeouts in the
complete-game shutout.
Strickland allowed two walks and hit one batter, throwing just
103 pitches against 26 batters, and also added two RBIs at the
plate.
Logan Craft and Matthew Bullock had the only two Malakoff hits,
as the Tigers went 2-for-23 against Strickland.
Bulldog senior Jacob Petillo went 2-for-3 and also notched two
RBIs, scoring once.
Tiger starter Kash Armstrong took the loss, allowing six Bulldog
hits and three earned runs, as Malakoff committed three errors.
Armstrong had 11 strikeouts and issued four walks in six innings
of work. Jacob Teague relieved Armstrong in the seventh and
allowed no hits, but issued two walks.
The Bulldogs took a 2-0 lead in the second inning and added a
third run in the third, before scoring two insurance runs in the
bottom of the sixth inning.
Eustace girls nip Teague,
15-14
Monitor Staff Reports
TEAGUE–In a wild slugfest, the Eustace Lady Bulldogs grabbed a
share of the district lead by nipping the hosting Teague Lady
Lions 15-14 Tuesday evening.
Now 2-0 in District 13-2A softball play, the Lady Bulldogs were
scheduled to host the Buffalo Lady Bison Friday evening.
Tuesday, March 29, the Eustace girls travel to Mildred before
winding up the first round of district play at home against
Blooming Grove Friday, April 1.
Three of the Lady Bulldogs’ five second-round games are at home.
Tuesday’s squeaker marked the seventh victory of the season for
Lady Bulldog pitcher Kaitlin Bebe.
Sophomore Kacie Richards led the Lady Bulldogs at the plate,
going 5-for-5 with a home run, while classmate Bethany
Strickland also went 5-for-5 with six RBIs.
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