Vandalia and CHBC combined for 29 runs on 28 hits on Thursday with the Lady Vandals grabbing the 17-12 win over the Lady Bobcats to notch their first win of the season. Vandalia opened scoring in the top of the first with a pair of runs on an RBI single from Briley Sefton and a run coming in on a passed ball as they took a 2-0 lead. CHBC evened things up in the bottom half of the inning with a run scoring on a wild pitch and a second coming in on an RBI groundout from Madison Dover to tie the game up at 2-2. The second inning went by scoreless for both teams before Vandalia put up five runs in the top of the third inning on a two RBI double from Katy Sefton, an RBI single from Liah Hoyle, an RBI single from Kennidee Yarbrough and the last one on a CHBC error as they took a 7-2 lead. Ryleigh Sarver led the bottom of the third off with a solo home run to cut the Vandalia lead down to 7-3 but that was the only run of the inning for them. The Lady Vandals were held scoreless in the top of the fourth inning but CHBC was able to cut their deficit down further in the bottom half as a Sarver double to centerfield brought one run in and Jayla Arnett hit an RBI single a couple batters later to add on another run and make it a 7-5 ballgame. A CHBC error allowed one Vandalia run to score with one out in the top of the fifth to edge the Lady Vandals lead out to 8-5 but that lead went away in the bottom half of the inning as Harper Lilly hit a 3-run home run to pull the Lady Bobcats even and tying the game at 8-8. Vandalia responded swiftly in the top of the sixth inning as a two RBI double from B. Sefton, a two RBI single from Ollie Whitehead, an RBI single from Addey Cearlock, a run coming in on an error and a 3-run home run by Elaina Hagy pushed nine runs cross the plate and Vandalia regained the lead 17-8. CHBC was scoreless in the bottom of the sixth and Vandalia was held scoreless in the top of the seventh but the Lady Vandals stayed ahead 17-8. CHBC put together a seventh inning push as Sarver hit her second home run of the day, this one a 3-run shot to cut the Vandalia lead to 17-11 and a Vandalia error allowed another CHBC run to come in to cut it down to a 17-12 game. Vandalia was able to stop the rally though to close out the game for their first win of the season. The Lady Vandals are 1-8 on the season and will be back at home today to take on Gillespie in South Central Conference action. CHBC is now 1-7 on the season and will Saturday at Christ Our Lutheran at 10:00am.
Vandalia Offense:
Arian Dunaway – 1-5, R
Bella Walk – 3-4, BB, 4 R
Elaina Hagy – 1-1, BB, 3-run HR, 3 R
Briley Sefton – 4-5, 2 R, 3 RBI
Katy Sefton – 2-4, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI
Ollie Whitehead – 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI
Liah Hoyle – 2-3, 3 R, RBI
Kennidee Yarbrough – 1-5, RBI
Addey Cearlock – 1-4, 2 RBI
CHBC Offense:
Allison Shields – 3-4, 3 R
Harper Lilly – 1-3, BB, HR, 3 R, 3 RBI
Ryleigh Sarver – 3-4, 2 HR, BB, 3 R, 5 RBI
Briley Prater – 1-4, R
Jayla Arnett – 1-2, BB, RBI
Madison Dover – 1-5, RBI
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