The Chesnee Lady Eagles used a big six run first to down the Chapman Lady Panthers 10-2 in a rare non-region match up between the region rivals.
Chapman got the game off to a fast start as Kera Mason and Parker Morin both had RBI's in the top of the first to give Chapman a 2-0 lead. Chesnee responded in a big way in the bottom of the first as six of the first seven Lady Eagles that stepped up to the plate got on base leading the Lady Eagles to score six runs in the inning after big at bats from Shenandoah Bishop, Sierra Bowen Mattie Martin, and Paige Scruggs. Chesnee's Sierra Bowen hit her first career homerun in the bottom of the second to extend the Lady Eagle's lead to 7-2. The Eagles Becca Watson nearly made it back to back homeruns as her double to left field hit the top of the fence and just stayed in the park. Watson didn't miss on her next at-bat though as she hit a towering shot to left field for her first homerun of the season "I asked both of them if they were trying to hit it out and they said no," said Chesnee head coach Tripp Fogle. "We have been hitting the ball well and I knew they would run into to one eventually. It just so happened tonight was the night." Chesnee's Olivia Gardner made a beautiful diving catch in right field in the top of the fifth to end a potential Lady Panthers rally and was just one of many great defensive plays by the Eagles on Thursday night. "All of our girls work hard defensively. They come out here and take balls when nobody is here on Saturday and Sunday," said Coach Fogle. "I don't think there is all a ball that comes off the bat that Olivia Gardner hasn't seen before and that is all because of preparation." Chesnee's Sam Carver rounded out the scoring for the Eagles with a two RBI single in the bottom of the fifth to make it 10-2 in favor of Chesnee. Ali Scruggs picked up the win in the circle for the Eagles after she limited the Panthers to only two hits for the remainder of the game after surrendering two runs in the top of the first inning. "We weren't surprised at all by Ali's performance," said Coach Fogle. "She located her pitches well and she fights like a bulldog out there." The Eagles will return to action on Monday when they travel to Landrum. Comments are closed.
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