Salem softball dropped a heartbreaker to a really good St Anthony team 9-6. Bre Thurman was great in the circle striking out 7. Marah Johnson added 2 hits driving in a run. Thurman added 2 hits including a leadoff home run, her 7th of the year. Lilly Blagoue hit 2 long ones to regain the team lead with 8. Salem will travel to Murphysboro today.
It came down to extra innings, and South Central walked-off on Christ Our Rock 7-6 at Deep Rock Energy Field in Kinmundy. The Lady Cougars trailed 6-2 in the bottom of the 7th when they would score 4 runs to tie it. Kaitlyn Swift had an RBI single and Abi Shuler singled to tie the game at 7. In the 8th Kyra Swift hit a walk-off double. Taegan Webster homered. She was the complete game winner going all 8 innings allowing 4 hits and 4 earned runs. For the Lady Stallions, Nalewawjka drove in a pair. Emma Williamson went the distance in the loss striking out 11 to only 3 walks.
Odin/Patoka/Sandoval’s offense was led by Hailey Lane with 4 hits including 2 home runs as they beat Webber 24-5. Maddie Garrett and Bella Pearce had 3 hits with 2 each from Amiya Ray, Gwen Belcher, Jena Howell, Kenzi Wilkerson and Lexi Calhoun. Pearce was the winning pitcher striking out 10 as the Lady Eagles improve to 7-10 and will play at North Clay today.
Scores From Wednesday:
Belleville East 10, Mt Vernon 0
Breese Central 3, Mater Dei 2
Carbondale 5, Freeburg 4
Centralia 7, Carlyle 5
Cumberland 17, Neoga 0
Goreville 20, Carrier-Mills 5
Hamilton County 4, Woodlawn 2
Herrin 7, Benton 1
Highland 7, Triad 0
Marion 13, Collinsville 1
Marshall 8, Oblong 0
Mascoutah 8, Jerseyville 7
Murphysboro 7, Pinckneyville 1
Pana 11, Mulberry Grove 9
Patoka/Odin 23, Webber 5
Pope County 16, Gallatin County 3
St Anthony 9, Salem 6
Staunton 11, EAWR 1
St Joe Ogden 6, Mt Zion 3
Valmeyer 8, Waterloo Gibault 2
Waltonville 10, West Frankfort 0
Waterloo 12, Bethalto 0
Wesclin 11, Chester 7
Windsor/Stew-Stras 10, Charleston 6
