The Salem Lady Wildcats softball team is back in action today when they travel to Centralia to play Christ Our Rock.
Leah Crompton drove in 4 runs on 4 hits as Christ Our Rock beat Maryville Christian 17-4. She tripled, doubled and hit a home run. Peyton Jett earned the win giving up 4 hits and 1 earned run over five innings of relief. Lilly Cain was the starter for Christ Our Rock giving up 1 hit and 2 runs with 3 strikeouts. Liv Torrence, Camryn Nolte, Leah Kleiboeker, Katie Oelze, Jett and Bailey Pingsterhaus all had multiple hits for the Lady Stallions.
Pyper Chapman went 3-4 as Centralia beat Herrin 10-8. Chapman hit a home run to go along with a pair of singles. Centralia didn’t take the lead until the sixth when they broke an 8-8 tie on a Kinsley Hawthorne 2-run double. Emrie Quick was the winning pitcher giving up 1 hit over 2 innings with 5 strikeouts. Centralia had 16 hits in the game. Hawthorne finished with 3 RBI. Kaylee Bowdler went 4-4 while Addisyn Dukes, Champan and Josie Venturini had multiple hits.
Despite trailing by 4 runs in the first inning, Odin/Patoka/Sandoval almost came all the way back eventually falling 9-8 to St Elmo/Brownstown. OPS had 10 hits in the game. Anabelle Garrett, Kalee Johnson, Bella Pearce, Gwen Belcher and Abigail Draper had 2 hits each. Draper drove in 3 runs. OPS plays at Mulberry Grove today.
Mt Vernon won the battle of the unbeaten as they beat Olney 1-0. Taylor DeSmith was great in the circle with the shutout stroking out 9. The only run of the game came from a Paige Watson sac-fly. Mt Vernon is 4-0.
South Central shutout Cisne 15-0 in four innings. Maddie Peddicord and Kinlee Thompson hit SC homers, both driving in 2 runs. Emmie Ruholl went 2-3 with a double and triple and drove in 3. Thompson was the winning pitcher allowing just 2 hits and striking out 6.
Mater Dei is 4-4 after a 12-2, six inning win over Wesclin. Carissa Rich led the Lady Knights with 4 hits, including 2 doubles, with an RBI and 2 runs scored. Emma Diekemper homered and doubled with 4 RBI. Ellisen Wheelan added 2 hits and 3 RBI. Taylor Robert was the winning pitcher.
Softball Thursday Scores:
- Highland 18 Granite City 10
- Hillsboro 21 Mulberry Grove 0
- Mattoon 10 Sullivan 5
- Sparta 9 Dupo 4
- Casey 8 Waltonville 2
- Marion 9 Murphysboro 6
- Gibault 15 Althoff 2
- Pana 16 Ramsey 5
- Mascoutah 3 Columbia 0
- Newton 4 Dieterich 2
- O’Fallon 14 Alton 5
- Hamilton County 15 Vienna 1
- Frankfort 10 Trico 12
- Woodlawn 3 Carlyle 2
- MEL 15 Althoff 2
- TTown 14 Charleston 4
- Civic Memorial 14 Southwestern 8
- Edwardsville 6 Belleville West 1
- WSS 16 ALAH 3
- Breese Central 2 Staunton 0
- Marquette 17 McGivney 10
- St Anthony 7 North Clay 2
- Mt Carmel 6 Fairfield 3
- Belleville East 12 Collinsville 1
- Steeleville 9 Zeigler 2
- Effingham 19 CHBC 2
- Red Hill 16 Webber 1
- Flora 10 Lawrenceville 0
