Opp holds off Andy rally
Published 12:05 am Wednesday, March 22, 2017
The Opp Lady Bobcats held off a late rally by the Andalusia Lady Bulldogs to pick up an 8-4 victory on Tuesday afternoon in Opp.
Millie Manring picked up a two-out single for the Lady Bulldogs in the top of the first inning, but wasn’t able to move around to score.
The Lady Bobcats got two quick outs to start the bottom of the first inning before Ariyon Hightower reached on a walk.
Hightower reached second off of an error and then came around to score on a single from Graceanne Spears.
Opp picked up another run in the bottom of the second inning when Abby Cox split the gap in right center and came all the way around for an inside the park home run.
Reesen led off the top of the third inning with a single for the Lady Bulldogs and then came around to score on an error off the bat of Manring.
Hightower put the Lady Bobcats up 3-1 with a double in the bottom of the third inning and then came around to score on single from Loryn Praytor.
Praytor advanced to third on a Lady Bulldog error and then came around to score on another error to put Opp on top 5-1.
Spears picked up a single to start the bottom of the fifth inning and then moved up to second on a single from Morgan Johnson.
Jewel Robinson then loaded the bases with a single.
Cox cleared the ducks off the pond for the Lady Bobcats with a line-drive double to right to put Opp on top 8-1.
In the top of the sixth inning, Manring reached with a leadoff error and moved up to second on passed ball.
Zaria Jones produced a ground ball to second that pushed Manring to third with two outs in the inning.
Chloe Mikel followed with a single to left that scored Manring with ease.
The Lady Bulldogs got a run off a fielder’s choice off the bat of Haley Harper in the top of the sixth inning then the final run came when Aaliyah Lawrence scored on a passed ball.
“We are dealing with injuries and the flu right now,” Andalusia head coach Anthony Mikel said. “Maggie Furr is a seventh grader and I really thought she pitched a great game for the situation we just threw her into. Errors really killed us tonight.”
Cox drove in four runs to lead the way for the Lady Bobcats.
“Graceaane pitched a great game and we played good defense for six innings,” Opp head coach David McVay said. “We were able to get some timely hits, but that is something we have to get better doing. We will get back after and we will get there.”