A roundup of scores and highlights from Thursday’s high school sports schedule in and around Calhoun County
THURSDAY SOFTBALL
Alexandria 10, Lincoln 0
Jacksonville Christian 19, Jefferson Christian 4
Pell City 14, Oxford 4
Piedmont 7, Weaver 0
Pleasant Valley at Ohatchee
Ragland 11, Faith Christian 1
White Plains 8, Munford 5
White Plains 8, Munford 5: Courtnee Masson ripped a game-tying two-run double to center to spark a seven-run fourth inning that gave the Lady Wildcats the lead. Kristen Rhodes and Cooper Martin both had two hits for White Plains. Jaylee Crow gave up only one hit in seven innings – a sixth -inning double to Mekiah Mosley – in the circle.
Piedmont 7, Weaver 0: Savannah Smith had a no-hitter through four innings and pitched a complete-game two-hit shutout with seven strikeouts. Emily Farmer went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, Cacey Brothers went 3-for-4 and Jenna Calvert drove in a pair of runs.
Alexandria 10, Lincoln 0: Ashley Phillips ripped three doubles, Chloe Gattis went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and Rylee Gattis struck out 11 over five innings in a two-hit shutout.
Jacksonville Christian 19, Jefferson Christian 4: Erin Prater, Hannah Clayton, Ella Kines and Kara Grace all had three hits for the Lady Thunder. Krymson Clay spun three shutout innings and struck out six in the circle for the win.
Ragland 11, Faith Christian 1: The Lady Purple Devils scored 11 in the first inning.
Pell City 14, Oxford 4: Cohlee Boone hit a solo homer in the first to give Oxford the lead and a game-tying two-run double in a three-run second, but Pell City took the lead for good with five in the bottom of the inning. Boone went 3-for-3.
THURSDAY BASEBALL
Jacksonville 13, Glencoe 2
Victory Christian 5, Faith Christian 3
Wellborn 11, Pleasant Valley 6
White Plains 7, Ohatchee 1
Wellborn 11, Pleasant Valley 6: The Panthers waited nearly a week to get some payback from their 14-4 Calhoun County Tournament loss and beat the Raiders in their first game back.
Beau Neely went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and JoJo Wyatt and Will Phillips each drove in a pair of runs. Wyatt hit a two-run double in the first inning and the Panthers (2-4) went on to open an 8-1 through three innings on the way to snapping a four-game losing streak.
“It was great to see us play a complete game tonight; that was the big deal,” Wellborn coach Nick Burns said. “We played good the last time, but it wasn’t complete.
“The thing we’ve been telling our kids this year is every single day progressively get better, tomorrow let’s be better than we were today.”
Connor George went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for PV, while Holt Bentley, Sam Duncan and Noah Johnson all had two hits. The Raiders made it 8-4 in the fifth, but Phillips hit a two-run double in the sixth to extend Wellborn’s lead.
White Plains 7, Ohatchee 1: Cooper Tinney went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and White Plains starter Duke Barnett gave up four hits and struck out 10 while pitching into the seventh. Ashton Wallace and Paul Laube each had two hits for the Wildcats. Carson Tittle had two of Ohatchee’s four hits.
Jacksonville 13, Glencoe 2: The Golden Eagles’ first seven batters of the game reached base and five scored. JaeTaj Morris and Dakota Willingham both went 3-for-5 at the top of the Jacksonville lineup and Will Greenwood drove in four runs from the bottom. Willingham started on the mound and pitched four shutout innings.
Victory Christian 5, Faith Christian 3: Shepard Sargent broke a 3-3 tie with a two-out, two-run inside-the-park home run in the sixth inning. The Lions led 3-0 after four innings, but Victory tied the game with three runs in the fifth.
Brady Whitworth went 3-for-4 with two doubles for Faith, while Alex Almanza and Brodie Dodson had two hits apiece.
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