Junior High Tiger Softball Nearing Goal of Winning Season

Worth County’s Junior High Softball Team is nearing their goal of a winning season, moving to 5-3 with their 16-3 win over North Harrison last Tuesday. Their magic number is one as of Thursday evening, pending last Monday’s game with North Andrew, Thursday’s game at home against Platte Valley, and Monday’s game at NEN. Most of their games have been scratch and claw affairs, but they put together their two most complete games of the year against Pattonsburg and North Harrison during their run.

Worth County scored three in the first, seven in the second, and six in the third for the win. North Harrison scored two in the third and one in the fourth.

Brooklyn Richardson was 2 for 2 with a bunt single, a gap double, and a stolen base. Autumn Cousatte had a single, a stolen base, and a sacrifice hit. Kara Staton had a stolen base. Kynah Steele had a sacrifice which drove in a run, a double to the wall in center, a single, and a stolen base. Becca Smith had two sacrifice hits. ZeeAnna Gladstone had two steals. Abbi Brown had two hits and two steals. Lanie Cousatte had an infield hit. Brooklyn Richardson pitched and got the win for the Tigers, striking out five.

For North Harrison, Jaci Davis had a double and a sac hit, driving in a run. Natalie Parkhurst had a single that drove in a run. Kayka Wilson, who had greatly improved her hitting this year, had a single. Second baseman Kira Robertson retired five Tiger batters, two on pop flies, without an error. Catcher Natalie Parkhurst also caught a pop fly. Cambry Doolittle, Erica Gerken, Jaci Davis, and Haily Bears had sacrifice hits.