WEBB CITY, Mo. — The Webb City High School softball team remained perfect in Central Ozark Conference play with a 2-0 win over Nixa on Thursday.
The Cardinals are now 16-1 overall and 6-0 in the COC. Nixa dropped to 7-6 overall and 4-2 in the COC.
Webb City senior Haidyn Berry launched a two-run home run to center in the bottom of the third inning for the game’s only scoring. It was Berry’s 11th homer of the season.
Leadoff hitter Peyton Hawkins and Berry had two hits apiece for the Cardinals. Emalee Lamar added one hit.
Berry earned the pitching victory. She struck out 11 and scattered six hits in the shutout win.
Nixa’s Maddy Meierer took the loss, but she allowed just two runs on five hits while striking out seven.
Emma Vincent had two hits for the Eagles.
In the third, Hawkins singled and went to second on Emma Welch’s sacrifice bunt. Berry then homered to center.
Down 2-0, Nixa had two runners in scoring position with no outs in the fourth, but Berry struck out the next two batters before a ground out to Hawkins at shortstop ended the threat.
The Eagles also threatened in the top of the seventh, as Maya Herman singled and Dakota Hale doubled to put two runners on-base with no outs.
But Berry struck out Morgan Delloma, Chloe Krans and Katie Faulk to end the game.
Webb City will compete at the Warrensburg Tournament this weekend. The Cardinals also have a key COC showdown at Neosho on Tuesday.
