The bottom of the fifth was just what the Broncos needed to put the finishing touches on their 11-1 win over Fritch at home on Saturday.
The Broncos were well on their way to a win, but left no doubt in the fifth as they closed it out. According to coach Brad Elam, the Broncos played a pretty good game, starting out slowly, but finishing big.
“We scored one (run) in the first inning when Troy Chambless singled in Colter Goolsby,” Elam said. “David Roberts scored one in the second, and Brayden Phillips drove in Josh Krumwiede in the fourth.”
Then came the big guns as Johnny Gaines and Chambless started things off with homeruns. Roberts then drove in a run when he walked with the bases loaded scoring Forest Yelverton. Bradley Watson drove in Krumwiede and Brady Miller. Goolsby fired one off to allow Phillips to score to end the inning.
“Chambless and Goolsby pitched five good innings,” Elam said. “And we played well on defense.”
The Broncos will play River Road at home Friday, April 16, beginning at 4:30 p.m. and will play a District game at home Saturday, April 17, against Quanah at 1:00 p.m. They will travel to Memphis Tuesday, April 20.
The Lady Broncos defeat WT High
Nine runs in the sixth inning catapulted the Lady Broncos to a big win over West Texas High at home last Tuesday night. When the sixth inning started, the ladies were only up by one run, but when it ended they had accumulated a 10-point advantage.
Junior hurler Danielle Ford was on the mound and threw 10 strikeouts. Dominique Mason was behind the plate.
Offensively, the Lady Broncos hit the ball well, but according to head coach Gary Jack, everything the ladies hit went right at somebody.
“We were busting the ball hard, but they were able to get to them,” Jack said. “We finally got things going when Jentry (Shadle) hit a homerun with runners on base. It was a close game until the sixth when it really cut loose.”
The Lady Broncos batted around in the sixth with 13 players hitting the ball and scoring. Jack gave credit to several players for good hits. Jentry Shadle had the homerun, and Emily Clark came up with a double. Elissa Holland, Erin Moore, Trevela Dronzek Brandi Mays, Caitlyn Christopher, and Dominique Mason all hit the ball well.
“We just played a solid game,” Jack said.
Right now the Lady Broncos are 6-0 in District play with just a few regular season games left and as of last week, they are ranked number nine in the state.
The ladies will play McLean at home Saturday, April 17, at home beginning at 4:00 p.m. They will travel to Follett Tuesday, April 20.
The junior varsity squad also defeated West Texas, 11-1, last week.
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