Lady Buffaloes hold off Happy Valley in a dandy
Published 12:37 am Tuesday, April 12, 2022
1 of 6
Star Photo/Gracie Fields Alleah Grindstaff has a bead on a fly ball in the outfield.
Star Photo/Gracie Fields Happy Valley pitcher Ella Marvel prepares to send one to the catcher's mitt.
Star Photo/Gracie Fields Juley Nieminski awaits an opportunity to put bat on ball for Happy Valley.
Star Photo/Gracie Fields Natalie Cline settles at the plate as she awaits a pitch from the West Greene pitcher.
Star Photo/Gracie Fields Natalie Cline gets ready in the event the ball comes her way on the next pitch.
Star Photo/Grace Fields Reagan Ray prepares for the next pitch to be delivered for the Lady Warriors.
|
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
|
FROM STAFF REPORTS
The Happy Valley Lady Warriors were looking to pick up a win Monday at home when they welcomed the West Greene Lady Buffaloes to Lady Warrior Diamond for a conference showdown.
West Greene took a 1-0 lead in the first and both teams battled through the middle innings before the Lady Buffs added two more to their side in the top of the seventh inning to get some breathing room and hold on for the 3-0 win.
The Lady Warriors struggled to get anything offensive going letting a prime opportunity in the bottom of the first slip away after getting runners on three runners on base only to come up empty.
Meanwhile, Happy Valley wasn’t doing a bad job either from inning two to six as they set the Lady Buffaloes up three up and three down each inning before West Greene managed to send the two runs across in the final inning.
Maddie Lingerfelt and Trista Bowers had two hits apiece in the Lady Warrior 10-hit afternoon.
Meanwhile, Ella Marvel pitched a strong seven innings for the Lady Warriors allowing two earned runs while striking out five and allowing only three West Greene hits in the contest.
