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Lady Lions end season at bi-district

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By Donnie A. Lucas

The Lady Lion softball team lost two close games against Anson in the bi-district round of the Class 2A playoffs last week, ending the season for the Albany girls.

Anson won the first game of the series, 2-0, on Thursday in a game that was moved to an all-weather turf field at Hermleigh due to rain.

Anson took the second game 6-5, played at another all-weather field at Stanton on Saturday.

The Lady Lions battled back in Game 2 with three runs in the seventh to pull within one run of the Lady Tigers. Despite a four-run deficit going into the bottom of the seventh, Albany nearly knotted the game after three RBIs on a triple by Torie Fuentes, a double by Robin Lucas, and a single by Haily Cox.

“Our kids played two good ball games in this series, and they were both very similar,” coach Jimmy Fuentes. “In Game 1, we couldn’t get a timely hit, and we left seven runners stranded on base, and then we left 11 runners on in the second game.”

The coach said that the team allowed too many opportunities to get by them.

“You’ve got to be able to capitalize in those moments and get yourself some momentum, which we just couldn’t do,” he said. “This game just goes that way sometimes, but our girls played hard and gave everything they had.”

The team finished the season with a 13-14 record overall.

The coach says this was a good building season for the program.

“The season was productive, with the girls learning a lot – especially our younger players,” the coach said. “There is no substitute for experience, and our kids gained things we can build on.”

The coach said that all but two senior players will be returning next year.

 

Bi-District Game 1

SCORE BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R/H/E

ALBANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/5/1

Anson 0 0 0 0 2 0 x 2/5/0

INDIVIDUAL STATS

T Fuentes 1 for 2, 1 sgl

K Browning 1 for 3, 1 sgl

A Holson 1 for 3, 1 sgl

S Smith 1 for 2, 1 dbl

B Belcher 1 for 4, 1 sgl

 

Bi-District Game 2

SCORE BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R/H/E

Anson 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 6/9/0

ALBANY 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 5/15/2

INDIVIDUAL STATS

R Lucas 2 for 4, 1 sgl, 1 dbl, 2 RBIs

T Fuentes 2 for 4, 1 sgl, 1 tpl, 1 RBI

K Browning 3 for 3, 3 sgls

A Holson 2 for 4, 1 sgl, 1 dbl

A Balliew 1 for 4, 1 sgl

H Cox 1 for 2, 1 sgl, 1 RBI

S Smith 1 for 2, 1 sgl

G Price 1 for 4, 1 sgl

B Belcher 2 for 5, 2 sgls, 1 RBI