Tigers rebound against Aggies
Published 12:00 am Friday, April 9, 2004
After dropping a 2-1 decision to powerhouse Bibb County (16-0) on Wednesday, the 12-8 Demopolis Lady Tigers responded with a 6-0 victory over the Jackson High Lady Aggies Thursday in Demopolis.
After leaving five runners stranded in the first two innings of play the Lady Tigers finally found their hitting groove in the third to take a 5-0 lead. Another outstanding pitching performance form senior Lauren Roark kept the Aggies scoreless through seven innings, while the lady tigers would go on to add an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth.
Roark came within just one hit of earning her second no hitter of the week as she went seven innings earning 7K’s, while giving up one hit and one walk.
The Lady Aggies found a way to keep the game even at 0-0 through two innings, but would find the lady Tigers bats to be to powerful in the third inning. Senior India Chancelor led the way for the Lady Tigers with the stick Thursday going 2-for-3 with a single, a double and one RBI. Roark went 1-for-4 with a double, while senior Timie Lee went 1-for-3 with a single and one RBI. Senior Katie Simmons went 1-for-3 on the night and drove in two runs for the Lady Tigers, while senior heather Wright and junior Brittany McGee each collected one RBI apiece.
The Lady Tigers will travel to Prattville today for a 10 a.m. game with the Lady Lions in the Prattville Invitational, but will have their thoughts on next Wednesday’s game with area foe Dallas County as both teams will be battling to win the area this season.