CARTHAGE, Mo. — Carl Junction softball’s early lead was erased after Carthage scored five unanswered runs on the way to a 7-2 win on Tuesday.
The Bulldogs (4-4) started the game with a 1-0 lead after Saedra Allen doubled to center field to score Sammie Sims, who singled to lead off the inning.
Carthage’s Makayla Jennings tied the game up at 1-1 in the last of the second when she homered to left. Landry Cochran came up with an RBI double to right later in the frame to give the Tigers (4-4) a 2-1 lead.
Jennings singled home a run in the third to make the score 3-1 before Cochran added a two-run double in the bottom of the fourth to push the Tiger advantage to 5-1.
Carl Junction trimmed the lead to 5-2 in the top of the fifth after Izzie Southern hit a solo home run to center, but the Tigers answered back in the bottom half with two runs. Presley Probert drove in a run with a single before coming around to score on Jordan Jones single to make the score 7-2.
Jensyn Elder earned the win in the circle for Carthage after allowing two runs on five hits and nine strikeouts in seven complete innings.
Allen took the loss after surrenturing seven runs, four earned, on 11 hits, a walk and four strikeouts.
UP NEXT
Carthage hosts Nixa at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Carl Junction hosts Republic at 4:30 on Thursday.
