EXETER, Mo. — College Heights (with McAuley) built an early lead and added on late to seal an 8-5 win over Exeter on Tuesday.
The Cougars (3-1) built a 4-0 lead after two innings before a four-run fourth by Exeter trimmed the advantage to 5-4. College Heights added an insurance run in the fifth and added two more in the sixth on the way to its third straight win.
Maddy Colin earned the win after allowing five runs, three earned, on five hits and 17 strikeouts in seven complete innings.
Aubry Antle took the loss after allowing eight runs, seven earned, on 13 hits, two walks and nine strikeouts in seven innings.
Kloee Williamson highlighted the three-run second inning with a two-run triple and added an inside-the-park home run in the fourth. Addie Lawrence had an RBI triple in the top of the sixth and Colin followed it with an RBI single.
Colin, who had one RBI, and Williamson led College Heights at the plate with four hits each. Williamson tripled and scored a game-high four runs to go along with a game-high three RBI. Jayli Johnson had a hit, drove in one and scored a run. Lawrence tripled, scored a run and drove in one, and Kaitlyn Bates doubled and had a run scored.
