Houston Academy’s softball team won a pair of games Thursday at Class 4A South Regional Tournament in Gulf Shores to advance to the first qualifying spot for the state championships
HA now faces Orange Beach in a battle of state champions from last year. Houston Academy won last year’s 3A title and Orange Beach the 2A crown. Both programs moved up to 4A this year. The two play at 9 a.m. Friday morning. The winner advances to the state tournament. The loser drops down and has to win in the second qualifier game to reach state.
Houston Academy 4, Mobile Christian 1: Emily Adams struck out 13 and allowed only one hit and one run in a complete-game win. Dale County amassed eight hits, led by two-hit games from Elly Castle and Aniyah Stokes. Both also drove in a run. Ella Brooke Barefield added a hit and drove in a run off a ground out. Shaylee Greathouse also had a RBI on a ground out.Central-Phenix City 13, Enterprise 3: The Wildcats lost to top-ranked Central of Phenix City in the first state qualifying game and dropped to the second qualifying game of the AHSAA Central Regional Tournament at Montgomery’s Lagoon Park.
Down 3-2 entering the inning, Enterprise put the first two batters on base off a Taylor Danford single and an error during Skylar Frey’s sacrifice bunt. Lee Lott sacrificed the runners to second and third. Following a strikeout, Faulk hit a 1-1 pitch to right field to score Danford and Katie Valentine, a pinch runner for Frey.
The Rebels face Holtville in an elimination game Friday at 9 a.m. Rehobeth has to win three games to reach the state tournament.
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