As the high school baseball season comes down its home stretch, a local annual rivalry resulted in a split week to keep the District 20-5A standings tight.

In the 2023 “Battle of the ‘Berg,” Lamar Consolidated and Terry split the annual rivalry series, with Lamar Consolidated taking home a 4-1 win on April 4 before the Rangers bounced back with a 3-0 win in the second

SUMMERFIELD up with six RBIs, while Mariah Garner and Abigail Dominguez drove in a pair of runs apiece and Zaria Turner had nine strikeouts in a complete game effort on the mound. Garner also homered and drove in five runs against Bush, while Radford homered again and Jesyca Johnston also put one over the fence.

George Ranch (16-8-1, 11-2) now sits just half a game back of Ridge Point as they seek their first District 20-6A title.

Ridge Point would bounce back on April 6 with an 18-0 win over Elkins to move to 20-6 overall and 11-1 in district play, which still gives them a slim hold on the district’s top spot. Bailey Gray shined both at the plate (5 RBIs) and in the circle (13 strikeouts) against Elkins, while Nohea Anderson doubled three times and drove in three runs of her own.

Travis took down Elkins 15-0 to improve to 11-6 overall and 10-2 in district competition before game on April 6. Jonathan Anders struck out 12 batters while allowing just one hit in a complete-game effort on the mound in the April 4 win for Lamar Consolidated (8-15-1, 4-4), while Alejandro Ruales drove in two runs during what at the time was the Mustangs’ fourth consecutive win.

However, the Rangers (12-11, 5-3) bounced back to regain the advantage over Lamar two days later thanks to a strong pitching performance of their own, with Jayden

The George Ranch softball team had two wins last week, including one over district-lweading Ridge Point, to move within a half game of the District 20-6A lead (Photo from Twitter)

Thursday’s game against Clements was rained out and rescheduled for Monday night.

Austin won its only game last week, a 10-0 victory over Clements on April 4 to move to 9-15 and 6-6 in district play.

Jenna Strong and Trish Esquivel each doubled and drove home two runs for the Lady Bulldogs –who are currently tied with Dulles for the fourth

Toland hurling a complete game of his own, allowing just two hits while shutting out the Mustangs. Elsewhere in the district, Foster picked up an 18-0 win over Marshall on April 4 before their April 6 matchup was postponed due to inclement weather. Jacob Szafran and Hayden Holchak each homered and drove in three runs for Foster (17-8, 6-1) in the win, while Micah Dean also homered and Jackson Low struck out 11 batters in five strong in- and final playoff spot –while Sophia Lundstrom had two hits, an RBI, and three stolen bases to help Austin to its fourth win in the last six games. Dulles also kept pace in the race for the district’s final playoff spot thanks to a 12-0 win over Bush on April 4. Kellan Ton was the offensive star of the night for the Lady Vikings (8-12, 6-6) with a triple, home run, and four nings on the mound.

Kempner won its only game of the week, a 14-4 victory over Willowridge, to improve to 7-15-1 and 4-3 in district play.

Class 6A

In District 20-6A, the Ridge Point Panthers are still the top dog in the district after last week, defeating Bush 17-3 on April 4 before taking down Hightower 11-0 on April 6, improving to 194-1 overall and 10-0 in district play. JJ Kennett had four hits against Bush to help Kellen Gradisar earn the victory against

RBIs, while Maya Salinas also homered and drove in two runs. Makayla Wolfe was strong in the circle for Dulles against Bush, striking out eight batters in her five perfect innings.

District 20-5A Fulshear won a 5-1 decision against Terry on April 4 to improve to 218 and 9-1 in district play before its April 6 game against Randle was re-

Bush, and Jack McKernan hurled a five-inning no-hitter in win over Hightower. George Ranch kept pace in the district race with a 17-7 win over Clements on April 4. Blake Beheler homered for the Longhorns (12-12-2, 6-3) in the win, while Lane Walton went 4 for 4 with a homer and four RBIs and Grant Reynolds also drove home three runs. Johnathon Canter went 3.1 innings in relief on the mound to earn the win.

Prior to losing to Ridge Point, Hightower man- scheduled to Monday.

Alana Routt led the way for the Lady Chargers against Terry, throwing a no-hitter in the circle and striking out 17 batters in the process, while Ava Galviz had two hits including a homer to lead the Lady Chargers’ offensive efforts.

Elsewhere in the district, Foster moved to 26-3 overall and 10-0 in district competition with a victory over Willowridge on April 4 and keep a hold on the top spot.

Lamar Consolidated snapped a two-game losing streak with a 92 victory over Terry in the annual “Battle of the ‘Berg’ on April 6 to improve to 15-7-1 overall and 6-4 in district play.

Aubree Jones had two RBIs in the game for Lamar Consolidated, while Holly Lock doubled at the plate and threw a complete game in the circle to earn the win.

Kempner defeated Randle 9-8 in extra innings on April 6, moving to 8-10 overall and improving to aged a 5-1 win over Travis on April 4. Braylen Kizzee smacked two hits for the Hurricanes (11-7-1, 5-5) in the victory over Travis.

Angel Gutierrez hurled a complete game on the mound in the win, striking out nine batters while allowing just one hit Diego Perez homered for Bush (5-18, 1-8) in the loss against Ridge Point, while Andrew Medina doulbled and Dominic Medrano doubled and drove in a run of his own.

Class 4A

The Needville Blue Jays continued to domi- nate District 25-4A with strong play last week, taking down Brookshire Royal 21-0 on April 4 before escaping with a 2-1 victory over Wharton on April 6 to move to 18-2 and 8-0 in district play. Ryan Rodriguez was strong in both games, going 3 for 4 with four RBIs at the plate against Royal before hurling a complete game on 79 pitches in the win over Wharton. Kyson Vacek, Brance Farrell, and Kade Ramirez also drove in three runs apiece against Royal.

3-5 in district competition.

District 25-4A Needville’s Lady Blue Jays have now won nine consecutive games following wins over Brookshire Royal (18-0) on April 4 and Wharton (16-0) on April 6. Annabell Humbird and JoJo Cantu drove in three runs apiece for Needville (208, 9-0) against Wharton, while Kourtney Carter had a homer and Makala Smith struck out eight in five innings of work in the circle. Bree Winkleman homered and drove in three runs against Royal, while Ella Victery had three RBIs of her own. Stafford dropped its only game last week, falling 17-4 on April 4. Izabella Morales had two hits including a triple while Jaiden Tolbert drove home a run for the Lady Spartans (9-9, 2-5), who were looking to get back on track with a game against La Marque on Monday night.

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