Lady Broncos defeat Follett, lose to WT

By Sandy Anderberg

The Lady Bronco softball team split games last week as they continue their district schedule. They were able to breeze by Follett at 8-4, but dropped a game to West Texas High at 4-8.

According to head coach Gary Jack, the ladies played in very windy and cool conditions against Follett.

“We played very well against the hardest throwing pitchers in our district,” Jack said. “We had several making good defensive plays during the game.”

Jack noted that Sterling King, Shelby Baxter, Jensen Hatley, Karlee Adams, Briley Chadwick, Brianna Butler, Allyson Hogan, and Brooke Martin did a good job defensively.

“We had some very timely hits by Butler, Hatley, Baxter, King, and Hannah Hommel,” Jack said. “It was tied going into the seventh inning and we came up with four big runs to secure the win. Allyson pitched well for the win.”

On Saturday, the Lady Broncos traveled to West Texas High.

“We played a good, solid game, but came up a little short,” Jack said. Butler and Emily Johnson’s bats were hot as they each pounded a home run in the game. “Again, we had a good defensive day, but they just had more true hits than we did.”

Jack noted that Baxter, Butler, Johnson and Chadwick hit the ball well with Chadwick doing a good job from the mound.

The Lady Broncos will play McLean at home on Friday, April 8, at 4:00 p.m and will travel to Booker on Tuesday, April 12 and play at 4:00 p.m.