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     The Greenfield Yellowjackets put up a good fight on Monday afternoon, but a combined six runs in the final two innings put the game out of reach and the Union City Tornadoes took a 15-6 win over Greenfield back to Obion County.
     After falling behind 2-0 in the opening inning, the 'Jackets did not waste any time matching the runs that Union City had put up in the top half of the first. With one away in the bottom of the first inning, Brett Perkins smashed a double into the outfield. Two batters later, older brother Jakob Perkins reached on an error that scored Brett to cut the Union City lead down to 2-1. The next batter, Channing Edwards, then belted a double to scored the elder Perkins and tie the game at 2-2.
     However, Union City made sure that the game did not stay tied for long. With two outs in the top of the second inning, a Ben Hopkins single sparked a four-run rally that was highlighted by a three-run single by Hunter Lindsey and an RBI-base hit by Colton Speed to give the Tornadoes a 6-2 lead.
     Greenfield was able to cut into that lead in the bottom of the third inning. Once again, it was the Perkins boys doing the damage as Brett led off the inning with a single and was knocked in on a double by Jakob. The older Perkins was then brought home on an Adam Ledezma double to cut the Union City lead to 6-4 after three innings.

(Read the rest of this story in the March 29th edition of the Dresden Enterprise.)

    The Dresden Lady Lion softball team continued their early season struggles on Friday afternoon, dropping a pair to the Peabody Lady Tide at Dresden. After being shutout in the opening game, 10-0, the Lady Lions were able to get on the board in the second game, falling 14-3 to the Lady Tide in the nightcap.

Peabody Lady Tide 10
Dresden Lady Lions 0
     The Lady Lions were able to get some offense, but were unable to get across the plate during the first half of the double header.
     Peabody got on the board early as Hopper scored on a passed ball. Newell got an RBI double and Jackson added a one-run single to make the score 3-0 after the top of the first inning.
     Though Dresden got singles from Marlee Mason and Katie McWherter to open the inning, both runners were stranded as the next three batters went down on strikes.
Peabody continued its offense attack in the top of the second inning. An RBI single from Sturgeon was joined by another RBI hit from Newell and a run-scoring groundout. The Lady Tide also got a pair of runs on a passed ball and a stolen base to extend their lead to 8-0 after the top of the second.
     After retiring the Lady Lions in order in the bottom of the second inning, Peabody added another pair of runs in the top of the third on RBI singles from Copeland and Sturgeon.
Dresden was able to get two runners on in the bottom of the third, but could not get them across as Erica Glisson (courtesy runner for Kenra Caldwell, Dresden's pitcher) and McWherter were left stranded at second and third respectively.

(Read the rest of this story in the March 29th edition of the Dresden Enterprise.)

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