East Carter Lady Redbirds Win Back to Back District Titles
The #1 team in class 2, East Carter Lady Redbirds took on the Neelyville Lady Tigers in class 2 District on Thursday. The Lady Redbirds used timely hitting and excellent pitching to shut the Lady Tigers out.
Makenna Moore had all the right stuff on Thursday for the Lady Redbirds, allowing zero runs and besting Neelyville Lady Tigers by a score of 8-0
Lady Redbirds fired up the offense in the first inning. Moore drove in one when she doubled.
Lady Redbirds scored three runs in the fifth inning. Lady Redbirds scored its runs on an RBI single by Moore and sac fly by PJ Gholson.
A double by Natalie Akers in the fifth inning was a positive for Neelyville Lady Tigers.
Moore was the winning pitcher for the Lady Redbirds. She surrendered zero runs on two hits over seven innings, striking out ten.
Payton Reinbott took the loss for Neelyville Lady Tigers. She surrendered eight runs on nine hits over six innings, striking out six and walking zero.
Lady Redbirds collected nine hits. Moore, Audrey Carter, and Rylee O'Dell all had multiple hits for Lady Redbirds. O'Dell, Carter, and Moore each collected two hits to lead Lady Redbirds. Carter led East Carter Redbirds with three stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with eight stolen bases. Kennedy Thies , Anna Willis and Carter all collected hits in the game.