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Lady Bulldogs take home the area championship over Grandview
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The District, Bi-District, Area Champion Howe Lady Bulldogs Photo by Sharla Ross The Lady Bulldogs are area champions again. This time with a new head coach in Glenn Banker. The girls traveled to Sunnyvale to take on Grandview, who had recently eliminated them in the basketball playoffs. But this time it was Howe who came out with the championship at the end.
In the bottom of the sixth, Blackburn scored on an Anderson ground ball. Griffin also had an RBI single that scored Peyton Streetman. Hargrove would score the ninth and final run on a bad throw.
On Saturday, the Lady Bulldogs could close it out with a game two On Friday, the Lady Bulldogs (27- win and they did just that by a 203-1) beat Grandview 9-1 in the first 12 score. game of the three-game series. Torrey Stubblefield pitching for Hargrove started in the circle and the first time this year after being went four innings, allowing nine injured gave up no earned runs on runs, but only four were earned. one hit through four innings before She walked seven, struck out six being relieved by Madisyn and gave up seven hits in her 129 Hargrove. Stubblefield walked pitch performance. Stubblefield two and struck out two and threw relieved her and she went the final 57 pitches. Hargrove went three three innings, giving up three runs, innings walking three and giving two of which were earned on four up no runs on one hit. hits. She walked two and struck out one. Peyton Griffin got Howe on the board first with a leadoff homer in Howe was down 3-0 heading into the bottom of the second inning. the top of the second inning. A Erin Blackburn would also homer, Blackburn single scored Emily inside the park style, to lead off the Sanders. Later, Hargrove would bottom of the third. Later in the bring home Hunter Brockelman on third, with runners on first and a single and Howe trailed 3-2 third, Kayla Anderson hit a blast to headed to the bottom of the center for a three-run homer to second. However, the bottom of give the Lady Bulldogs an early 5- the second was not kind and it was 0 advantage. Howe would extend 7-2 Grandview heading to the the lead before exiting the third third. inning when Dani Ross doubled to left scoring Griffin. The Lady Bulldogs put together an eight-run inning in the third. Ross
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had a two-run double to start the scoring. Blckburn then laced a two-RBI double bringing Howe within one run, 7-6. Anderson's single drove home Blackburn to tie the game at seven. A huge double by Griffin plated two to give Howe their first lead of the game. She would later score on a throw and after two and a half, Howe led, 107.
and Howe led 14-12 headed to the bottom of the sixth.
The score remained the same until the bottom of the fifth when Grandview put together a five-run inning. But Howe answered right back with a four-run inning. Griffin scoredon a pop up single by Ross. Blackburn laced a double to left that scored Sanders and Kamryn Fulenchek. Ross would score on a ground out by Streetman
As of publication time, a date and location has not been determined for the next round matchup with Peaster (20-5) who recently eliminated S&S in a one-game playoff. Check the EVENTS page at howeenterprise.com for information as it becomes available.
The Lady Bulldogs had another six-run inning in the seventh. Blackburn finished with six RBI fore the game and went 5 for 6 at the plate. Ross also had a big day with four RBI and 3 for 5 at the plate.
