Biggest softball rivals go down as FHS takes control in district
Morrison, Raby, freshman on fire as Lady Ads beat BHS, go to 4-0 in 4-4A
When Bearden High School’s softball team visited District 4-4A rival Farragut Thursday, March 13, the Lady Bulldogs quickly took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning
After that, it was all Lady Admirals.
FHS tied it in their half of the first, then put up four in the second and five more in the sixth. The result was a 12-4 Farragut win that improved its record to 9-2-1, 4-0 in district.
“(Bearden’s Megan) Lawson hit that ball out (two-run home run in the first) and that kind of woke us up — and we responded,” FHS head coach Nick Green said.
“Our team showed a lot of resilience and determination,” BHS head coach Kenneth Boles said. “Even though the outcome wasn’t what you wanted, games like these build character and make the team stronger for the next challenge.”
Elsa Morrison, standout senior shortstop and University of Tennesee signee, hit a two-run triple for FHS in the first, then scored on a throwing error to tie the game.
In the second inning, Farragut catcher Rylee Raby’s two-run home run followed Logan Jameson’s RBI single.
Morrison’s fourth homer of the season made it 7-3 Farragut.
After BHS scored a run in the fifth, the Lady Admirals blew it open in the bottom of the sixth, starting with Taylor Albright’s triple. She then scored on an error.
Two batters later, Raby hit her second home run of the day, a three-run shot to center making it 11-4.
Alexa Shrader completed the scoring with an RBI double.
Hallie Grace Johnson went the distance for Farragut on the mound, as the sophomore gave up five hits and two earned runs. She fanned 11 to improve her record to 5-0-1.
Jameson, only a freshman, Raby, a sophomore, and Morrison combined for 10 hits in 11 at-bats with nine RBI.
“The top of the lineup had an exceptional night,” Green said.
The Lady Ads travel to Chattanooga for Wildcat Classic Friday and Saturday, March 21-22.
