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SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Carthage beats McDonald County; Neosho falls

 

 

CARTHAGE 2, MCDONALD COUNTY 1

CARTHAGE, Mo. — McDonald County scored in the first inning before Carthage tied the game with a run in the third before taking the lead for good with another single tally in the last of the fifth inning on the way to the win.

Addie Wallace earned the win after allowing one unearned run on five hits and two strikeouts in seven innings.

Dakota O’Brien took the loss after allowing two runs on seven hits, three walks and three strikeouts in six innings.

After McDonald County scored on a sacrifice fly from O’Brien in the top of the first, Carthage tied it up in third inning after Wallace doubled to lead off the frame before Lexa Youngblood doubled to left to bring home the run.

Youngblood gave the Tigers the 2-1 lead in the fifth inning when she singled to center to bring home Avyn Willis, who singled to lead off the inning before stealing second and moving to third on a passed ball.

Carthage is at Willard on Thursday.

McDonald County (5-9) is at Cassville on Thursday.

 

KICKAPOO 4, NEOSHO 2

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Kickapoo scored single tallies in the third, fourth and fifth innings to fuel a win over Neosho on Wednesday.

Allison Scott earned the win after allowing two runs on eight hits, two walks and five strikeouts in seven innings. Carleigh Kinnaird took the loss after allowing four runs on five hits, four walks and 11 strikeouts in six innings.

Autumn Kinnaird tripled and scored two runs for Neosho at the plate, while Kynden Smith had three hits and an RBI. 

Neosho (11-4) is at Branson on Thursday.

 

GIRLS TENNIS: Thomas Jefferson dominates Monett invite

MONETT, Mo. — With the champion in all four brackets, the Thomas Jefferson Cavaliers won the Monett Invitational girls tennis tournament in dominant fashion on Wednesday.

The Cavaliers went 12-0 in the four brackets at the event and finished with 24 points. Lamar was a distant second with 13 points.

Thomas Jefferson’s Allison Ding won the No. 1 singles bracket, while teammate Jeanna Jeyaraj won the No. 2 singles bracket.

Thomas Jefferson’s Esther Yang and Kyla Yang took first at No. 1 doubles, while the Cavaliers’ duo of Warda Morsy and Mayson Solum won the No. 2 doubles bracket. 

The Thomas Jefferson Cavaliers pose with the championship plaque after winning the Monett Invitational on Wednesday. Courtesy photo.

At No. 1 singles, Ding beat Reeds Spring’s Rylie Lacy 8-0 in the opening round before knocking off Lamar’s Chloe Vaughn 8-0 in the semifinals. 

In the title match, Ding defeated Monett’s Lizzie Smith 8-3.

At No. 2 singles, Jeyaraj defeated Clever’s Alina Nalivayko 8-0 and Lamar’s Emma Forst 8-0 to reach the title match.

Jeyaraj defeated Monett’s Vayla Smith 8-0 in the championship match.

At No. 1 doubles, Yang-Yang defeated Monett’s Serenity Laning-Emma Parrigon 8-2, Clever’s Ireland Jones-Baillie McClanahan 8-1 and Lamar’s Alyssa Mitchell-Chelsey O’Sullivan 8-5.

At No. 2 doubles, Morsy-Solum beat Nevada’s Lailee Chadd-Molly Russell 8-0, Monett’s Ruby Smith-Valery Moncivaiz 8-2 and Lamar’s Elliana Griffith-Brenna Morey 8-2.

Nevada’s Hennessy Brown took third place at No. 1 singles and Lamar’s Forst was third at No. 2 singles.

Carthage’s Claire Giett was the consolation champion at No. 2 singles. Carthage’s Aneidy Garza-Emma Seedorf took fifth at No. 2 doubles.

 

Monett Invitational

Team scores: Thomas Jefferson 24, Lamar 13, Clever 9, Monett 8.5, Nevada 3.5, Reeds Spring 2.5, Carthage 2, Aurora 1.