One inning the difference in Greenfield victory

    If anyone says that what happens in one inning can always be overcome, the Greenfield Yellowjackets made a strong argument against that as they scored 12 runs in the bottom of the third inning on their way to a 12-0 shutout victory over McKenzie on Thursday afternoon at Greenfield.
    Three straight RBI doubles by Cody Ricketts, Heath Crouse and Ty Smithson got the Yellowjackets on the board after a pair of scoreless frames. Daniel Ricketts then brought home another run with an RBI triple, then scored himself on an error to make the score 5-0. Steven Johnson brought home another run with an RBI single before scoring on a balk to put the Yellowjackets ahead 7-0. Cody Ricketts picked up another RBI with a single to put the ’Jackets ahead by eight. Crouse then added two more RBIs to his stat line with a two-run single to put Greenfield ahead 10-0. Smithson then brought home another run before scoring on a Jacob Johnson sacrifice fly to put the Yellowjackets ahead 12-0 at the end of three innings.

Lady 'Jackets continue winning ways with win over WHS

   A crowd of nearly 100 tennis fans was on hand to watch the 13 singles matches and five doubles matches that were played as every girl on both teams saw action and see Greenfield’s girls win every match and extended their season record to 10-0 with the win over Westview.
    One of the best matches of the day was at No. 3 singles where Greenfield’s Summer Hoke played Westview’s Laura Gullett. This match lasted about 30 minutes longer than any of the others as both of these girls played good, steady tennis and made few errors. It was a good match to watch for the many fans that were present. The score was only 4-3 in Hoke’s favor when the Lady Jacket won 4 out of the next 5 games to secure the win 8-4.
    The No. 5 singles match was close from beginning to end. Lady Jacket Natalie Medling and Westview’s Chloe Nance squared off and neither one could take more than a one game lead during the match. Medling and Nance battled back and forth with most of the games going to deuce. Late in the match, Medling won her serve to take a 7-6 lead. She then broke Nance’s serve to take a hard-earned 8-6 win.
    At No. 1 singles, Katie McCall of Greenfield, the defending district singles champion, defeated Ashley Ary of Westview 8-1 while No. 2 Lady Jacket Mallory Robinson defeated Lady Charger Nour Haddad 8-2. At No. 4, it was Greenfield’s Melissa McCartney winning over Lady Charger Amy Olds 8-2. At No. 6, it was Hannah Rawls of Greenfield over Whitney Mount 8-2. At No. 7, Lady Jacket Haley Perkins prevailed over Melissa Darroch 8-0.
 

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Dresden Lady Lions take district doubleheader from Greenfield

    After a tightly contested opening game of a doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon, the Dresden Lady Lions exploded with a 24-0 route of Greenfield at Greenfield in the second game of the doubleheader.
    Earlier in the afternoon, a three-run fifth inning proved to be the difference as Dresden took a 7-4 win over Greenfield.

DHS Lady Lions 24
GHS Lady ’Jackets 0
 

    A seven run first inning set the tone for the Lady Lions in the 24-run victory.
    Amy Reddick got the Lady Lions on the board when she scored on a throw to second to break the scoreless tie. Brooke Irvine followed with an RBI single. Kristin Childress scored on a walk and Erica Glisson crossed the plate on a passed ball to put the Lady Lions ahead 4-0. Hannah Wade also scored on a passed ball before Courtney McMillan knocked in two more to put the Lady Lions ahead 7-0 after one inning.
    The Lady Lions put the game completely out of reach in the top of the second inning scoring 10 in the frame including RBI singles from Kaci Robbins, Jesica Parsley and Erica Glisson to push the lead to 17-0.
    The Lady Lions got seven more in the top of the third inning. RBI singles from Marlee Mason and Katie Mayo were accompanied by an RBI double from Melissa Burkeen and a two-run two-bagger from Brooke Irvine to seal the win for the Lady Lions.
 

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