Lady Broncos to play Colorado City May 2

By Sandy Anderberg

The Lady Broncos have been strong all year and will play in the Area round May 2. The ladies overall record is an impressive 27-3-1. They will take on Colorado City in Lubbock with the first game starting at 6:00 p.m. on Thurs., May 2. Game two will be played on Fri., May 3 at 3:00 p.m. and game three, if needed, will be played following game two.

The Lady Broncos took care of Childress last week, defeating them 6-4 in a game that saw the Lady Broncos getting the lead in the second inning and holding it until the end. They had eight hits in the game for their six runs.

Tandie Cummins got the call on the mound and the win by throwing for five innings, posting four strike-outs and allowing five hits and four runs. Kennadie Cummins took over in the sixth and allowed one hit and struck out four batters.

Gracie Smith pounded one to right field in the second inning to earn the first run of the game for the Lady Broncos. Smith added another run in the top of the third when she slammed a single that scored Gracie Wilkins to go up by three. The ladies would go on to score two more runs in the fifth and gain another in the seventh to get the win on eight hits.

T. Cummins had a single, two doubles, three RBIs and one run and Smith had a homerun, one single, two RBIs. Wilkins had a single, one run, and one stolen base, while K. Cummins had a single and one run. Shelby Christopher had one single and Elyza Rodriguez helped with two runs.