Lady Blue Devils victorious in back-toback rivalry games

By Johnny Sanders Sports Editor

MOODY

– A rested and ready Moody Blue Devis softball squad came into the week after 12 days off and dominated two of their biggest rivals on Tuesday and Wednesday in wins over Saint Clair County (12-2) and Leeds (11-1) to bring their current winning streak to 4 straight.

On Tuesday, the Blue Devils welcomed the Saints to Moody to be their first post-spring break victim on the softball diamond. Moody scored early and often in this one, jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning while holding the Saints scoreless. The second would see no runs from either team, but Moody would outscore Saint Clair County 3-0 again in the third.

The Saints got on the board in the fourth with 1 run, but Moody would answer in the bottom of the inning with 2 runs of their own to make it 8-1, all Blue Devils. In the fifth inning, Moody would get 4 more on the board and Saint Clair would manage just one more and the game would end at 12-2, all Moody. Ryleigh Hodges pitched 4 of the 5 innings, allowing just 1 run on 4 hits and striking out 2 batters in the process before Hannah Rutledge took over the mound to finish the game out by allowing just 1 run in an inning. At the plate, Zoey Terry absolutely smashed the ball, hitting it all 4 times she stepped up, scoring each time herself and getting 5 RBI in the process. Libby Higgins, Alex Harvard and Lacey Nichols all had 2 RBI each as well. In the second game in as many days, Moody loaded up the bus and headed down 411 to Leeds to take on the rival Green Wave. Carrying over the momentum from the previous day, the Blue Devils got hot early in the game and did not slow down. Moody went up 2-0 in the first and then put up 5 runs in the second, still holding Leeds scoreless. In the third, Moody would score 3 runs to make it now 10-0 before allowing Leeds to score a run in the fourth inning. Moody would score one of their own and both teams would be scoreless in the fifth. The game would end with an 11-1 victory for the red-hot Blue Devils of

Moody. In the game against Leeds, B Turley would get the win, pitching 3 innings and giving up just 1 hit. Hannah Rutledge would take over for Turley in the fourth, going 2 innings and allowing 1 run on 2 hits and striking out

1. Kendall Trimm channeled her inner Zoey Terry, hitting the ball all 3 trips to the plate, scoring each time and putting up 3 RBI to go with Harvard’s 4 RBI.

“I am extremely proud of my team,” said Moody coach Becky Seymour. “It’s always a challenge to regroup after