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West Muskingum softball Philo softball picks up big win

locks in a win against at New Lexington

Meadowbrook to start BY MATTHEW DOTSON | THE BUZZ

season 3 - 1 overall Vs. New Lexington (4/2) tom of the third, with the scoring com-
On the road in New Lexington, the ing from a single and an error to lead
Lady Electrics were looking to level the game 3 – 2. In the bottom of the
BY MATTHEW DOTSON | THE BUZZ their overall record after dropping a fourth inning, the Lady Electrics sealed
game to River View. Philo pumped out the deal with two singles and a home
two runs in the opening inning, but the run by Hartman that drove in Cassidy
Panthers raised them one, and took a Himes to lead 9 – 2. At the end of sev-
3 – 2 lead after one inning. The Elec- en innings, the Electrics got on the bus
trics pushed out to a 5 – 3 lead after headed back home with a 10 – 3 win
the top of the second inning, where under their belts.
they scored three more runs. Philo was
up to a 6 – 3 lead before the bottom Vs. Meadowbrook (3/26)
of the third, where New Lex lit up the On Thursday, the Lady Electrics rode
scoreboard for five more runs to jump the bus east to Byesville to face the
back into the lead, ahead 8 – 6. Phi- Meadowbrook Colts. The game start-
lo answered back in a big way with a ed off slowly for both teams as no one
SPORTS in Dakota Torres, Autumn Hartman, the third when the Colts put the first
Grand Slam by Dilyn Brown to drive hit the scoreboard until the bottom of
and Rylee Yonis for a 10 – 8 flip of the run up, taking a 1 – 0 lead. Philo an-
lead. To nail down the win, the Elec-
swered back in the top of the fourth
trics rallied for six runs in the top of the with a two-run homer by Kyleigh Mc-
fifth for a 16 – 8 lead. New Lex made Graw to bring in Lakien Cox for a 2 –
West M’s Katelyn Stewart swung at a strike pitched by Morgan. Matthew Dotson
one final attempt in the bottom of the 1 lead. The Lady Electrics backed up
seventh inning, but could only manage their lead at the top of the fifth with
Vs. Meadowbrook (3/31) Muskies led to two scoreless innings two more runs, and they fell to Philo two singles and a double to increase
The Colts made the trip to West to start the game, followed by the 16 – 10. their lead to 5 – 1. Meadowbrook ral-
Muskingum on Tuesday to face the Colts taking a 1 – 0 lead at the end of The Lady Electrics will head to Mill- lied for three runs in the bottom of the
Lady Tornadoes. Meadowbrook hit the the third inning. Bowers singled in the ersburg on Saturday to play West inning to narrow the gap to 5 – 4. It
board first with a 1 – 0 lead at the top top of the fourth, bringing in Peyton Holmes; game time is 11 AM. looked like the Electrics could wrap up
of the first inning. West didn’t hesitate Brown to tie the game at 1 – 1. The the game and head home as the next
to answer back with a four-run bottom Colts landed a run in the bottom of the Vs. River View (3/31) three half innings went down score-
of the first contributed to by a trio of sixth to lock in the 2 – 1 win. Warsaw’s River View High School less, but in the bottom of the seventh,
doubles, one from Gabbi Hammer, fol- hosted the Lady Electrics on Tuesday, Chloe Callahan doubled for the Colts
lowed by another double from Kyana Vs. Morgan (3/26) where Philo jumped out to a 1 – 0 lead and brought in Addy Sichina, and Na-
Bowers, following a ground out, Calie The Raiders traveled to West after the first inning, only to be tied up talee Norman to win the game 6 – 5.
Smith doubled. The Tornadoes added Muskingum on Thursday to take on by the Lady Black Bears in the second
two more runs in the bottom of the the Tornadoes. Morgan landed two inning. After grabbing another run in
second to increase the lead to 6 – 1. runs right out of the gate to lead 2 – 0, the top of the third inning, River View WHY ADVERTISE IN
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Monday’s trip to Byesville for the Lil’

Maysville still on top of their season as they move on to

Zanesville Saturday BY MATTHEW DOTSON | THE BUZZ

Maysville Lady Panther got a piece of the pitch to get a base hit against Tri-Valley. Matthew Dotson

Vs. Sheridan (4/2) bottom of the third inning to take the stand as they took it back in the bot- the first time in the game, 8 – 7. Mays-
The Panthers hosted the Lady Gener- lead for the first time in the game, 4 – tom of the inning with two runs to lead ville swung back into action in the top
als on Thursday. Sheridan didn’t waste 2. Crooksville knocked out three runs 4 – 3. Maysville took another three of the sixth inning with three addition-
any time as they lit up their batting in the top of the fourth to edge ahead runs in the top of the fifth inning to put al runs to take back the lead, 10 – 8.
order to gain seven runs in the first in- 5 – 4. Maysville called back with two them up 6 – 4. They pumped that lead They held that lead until the bottom of
ning off a number of singles. Maysville runs in the bottom of the inning to lead up to 7 – 4 at the top of the seventh the seventh inning when the Knights
grabbed one run in the bottom of the 6 – 5. The Ceramics tied the game in inning, but the Ceramics rallied in the landed three more runs to win the
first to end the inning down 7 – 1. The the top of the fifth, but Maysville rock- bottom of the seventh for four runs to game 11 – 10.
Lady Generals added at least one run eted forward in the bottom of the in- win the game with an 8 – 7 walk-off
in each subsequent inning, with two ning with a five-run rally kick-started victory. Vs. Tri-Valley (3/26)
runs in the third to take a final win of by a double hit by Kaelynne Mitton to As the host for the game against the
12 – 1 over Maysville. lead 11 – 6. By the end of the top of Vs. West Holmes (3/28) Tri-Valley Scotties, the Panthers were
The Lady Panthers will travel to play the seventh inning, Crooksville add- On the road in Millersburg on Sat- happy to open the scoring in the bot-
the Blue Devils in Zanesville on Satur- ed four more runs, but they fell to the urday, the Panthers were hoping to tom of the first inning after holding the
day for a doubleheader beginning at Panthers 11 – 10. upset the Lady Knights. They started Lady Dawgs to a one, two, three in the
10 AM. the game off right with a six-run first top of the first. Maysville took a huge
Vs. Crooksville (3/30) inning, facilitated by some pitching is- eight-run leap forward with help from
Vs. Crooksville (3/31) The Panthers traveled to nearby sues that the Knights were facing, to a double by Lily Westfall and a number
The Lady Ceramics made the trip to Crooksville on Monday. After coming lead 6 – 0. West Holmes took three of singles to lead 8 – 0. The Panthers
Maysville on Tuesday to face the Pan- up dry in the top of the first inning, runs in the bottom of the inning, but held that lead all the way through to
thers. Rollison homered for Crooksville the Ceramics landed two runs in the still trailed as the Panthers tacked on the top of the fourth inning when the
in the first inning to drive in Driggs for bottom of the first to lead 2 – 0. Both another run to lead 7 – 3 in the top Scotties rallied for 12 runs, followed
a 2 – 0 lead. Maysville answered back teams were scoreless in the second of the second. The Lady Knights spent by 11 runs in the top of the fifth inning,
with one run in the bottom of the in- and third innings before the Panthers the next two innings trying to close the eventually winning the matchup 29 –
ning, and another in the bottom of the tied the game and jumped ahead one gap, trailing 7 – 5 after four innings. 13.
second inning to tie the game at 2. The in the top of the fourth inning to lead In the bottom of the fifth inning, the
Panthers landed two more runs in the 3 – 2. Crooksville didn’t let the lead Knights scored three runs to lead for