Lady Broncos win over WT, Booker

The Lady Broncos earned another two wins last week in district matchups with West Texas High and Booker.

The wins put the ladies at 13-3-2 overall and are sitting at the top of their district. The Lady Broncos defeated WT 5-2 and slid by Booker 14-5.

The ladies held a 4-0 lead after three innings with Kennadie Cummins on the mound. Cummins went from start to finish and struck out 15 hitters in seven. She also posted only three hits, two runs, and one error. WT’s runs came in the fourth inning.

The Lady Broncos stayed consistent on both sides of the plate in the next two innings and did not need their last at bat. K. Cummins went to the plate four times and finished with one run, one hit, one RBI, and two strike outs. Baylee Gabel, Eliza Rodriguez, Graci Wilkins, and Chelsea Wright had three at-bats each, and Tandie Cummins, Hayden Elam, and Rodriguez stole six bases in the game with Elam leading the way with three.

The Lady Broncos really had their bats going in the game with Booker and scored two runs in the first and one in the third while Booker brought home one run in the second.

Booker took the lead in the fourth when they scored four more runs in an unusual defensive let-down by the Lady Broncos who committed four errors in the game.

Determination set in, however, and Clarendon was able to take their turn at the plate and slam nine runs in the last three innings to earn the 14-5 win. T. Cummins was on the mound for three innings before K. Cummins came in the last four to get the win. T. Cummins allowed two hits, five runs, and struck out six hitters, while K. Cummins allowed two hits, no run, and struck out three.

The Lady Broncos used their speed to collect 14 stolen bases with K. Cummins nabbing four and Gabel and Shelby Coles earning two.

The Lady Broncos will play Follett at home on Friday, March 31, and travel to Sunray April 4. Both games will begin at 4 p.m.