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The weather tried hard to interfere in the softball games between the Lady Tigers and SA O'Connor but it failed to realize how hardy and determined these two teams were. They weathered the two damp games that were needed for the Lady Tigers to take care of O'Connor 10-3, 5-4. This moved the Lady Tigers down the road and they will meet the NB Canyon Lady Cougars in the regional semi-final series. In days gone by this was a strong rivalry and should still be a good one.
In the first game, DS scored three in the third to start the scoring, then added two in the fifth and four in the sixth and added another run in the seventh. Connor finally got on the board with their three in the sixth. Lorelei Gamble was walked five times to keep her power at bay but her teammates took up the slack.
The second game went down to the wire and the run in the seventh was needed to win the game. DS jumped out to a three-run lead in the first and added one more in the third but would give up two, two-run innings to enter the seventh tied. Byrnes sacrificed Morgan Riley to second putting DS in a two-out situation. Phillips drilled a sharp groundball to the shortstop who unleashed a wild throw that allowed Riley to score the winning run.
Vs OC1: Hits: Alex Wiatrek 3, Lillian Wearden 3, McKenna Riley, Emma Phillips, Tatum Green. 2B: Wiatrek, Green. 3B: Wiatrek; RBI: Wiatrek 3. WP: Sadie Bradford 5.2IP, 5H, 3R, 3ER, 2W, 4K; Green 1.1IP, 3H.
Vs OC2: Hits: Lauren Byrnes 2, Gamble 2, Wiatrek, Wearden, Phillips. 2B: Gamble; RBI: Byrnes 2, Gamble 2. Pit: Green 5IP, 7H, 4R, 3ER, 1W, 2K; WP: Bradford 2IP, 2H, 1K.
