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Bulldogs' bats wake up in win over Benton

  • Harrisburg's Lexie Williams went 2-for-4 with a team-high five RBI in the Bulldogs' win over Benton late last week on the road in SIRR Ohio action.

    Harrisburg's Lexie Williams went 2-for-4 with a team-high five RBI in the Bulldogs' win over Benton late last week on the road in SIRR Ohio action.
    MICHAEL DANN | mdann@dailyregister.com

 
Staff Report
updated: 4/9/2018 10:45 AM

Harrisburg's bats came out of its slumber and the Bulldogs snapped a two-game losing streak with a 15-10 win at Benton last week.
Lexie Williams came up big for the Bulldogs with a pair of two-out hits, going 2-for-4 at the dish with a team-high five RBI in the win as Harrisburg improved to 9-4 overall and got their first SIRR Ohio win and are now 1-2 in league play.
Karsyn Davis was 3-for-5 with two RBI, while Essence Sanders was 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Hannah Reid was 2-for-3 with an RBI, while Madeline Rider, Marshall and Jones were all had one hit. Rider knocked in a pair of runs as well.
Sanders got the win, coming on in relief of starter Maddy Ladd. Sanders allowed five earned runs on eight hits with a strikeout, while Ladd, who went 2 1/3 innings, allowed five runs (four earned) on nine hits.

Galatia 4, Hamilton County 3
The Galatia-Thompsonville softball team improved to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the Greater Egyptian Conference with a 4-3 win over Hardin County late last week.
Dani Reynolds improved to 3-1 with a seven inning effort. Reynolds allowed three runs (one earned) on six hits, while striking out five and walking two.
At the plate, Kennedy Harris and Leah Davis were both 2-for-4, while Harris scored two runs. Maddy Murphy went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
G-T got the win in dramatic fashion, holding on in the bottom of the seventh.
The Bearcats scored two runs in the first inning, followed by a run in the second and a run in the fifth.
Hardin County scored one run in the fourth, fifth and seventh inning.
The Cougars had the bases loaded with one out and G-T survived with a ground out to third for the second out and closed the game on a strikeout.

 
 
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