After falling behind 10-3, the Panthers scored four runs in the third and six in the fourth to take the lead and never looked back.
Softball
Kaden Cable blasted a championship-winning three-run home run to left field with two outs in the eighth inning as the Trojans downed Fernley, 13-10.
When Paige Murch pitches well, Needles’ softball team has to be prepared to make plenty of plays on defense.
Fia Tofi smacked two home runs, including a grand slam, to lead Liberty’s softball team to a 14-8, six-inning win over Birmingham in the Spring Jamboree at Majestic Park.
Yazmin Sevilla went 3-for-5 with a triple, four runs and three RBIs Monday to help host Sunrise Mountain’s softball team to a 23-13 win over Western in a five-inning game.
Ashlyn Wadsworth spun a two-hitter, and Pahranagat Valley capitalized on a three-base error and a passed ball in the bottom of the sixth inning to pull out a 2-1 win over Wells in the winners’ bracket final of the Class 1A state tournament at North Valleys.
The Mustangs allowed three home runs and dropped a 5-1 decision to Douglas on Friday in the losers bracket final of the Class 4A state softball tournament at Bishop Manogue High School.
Durango pitcher Madison Boyce tossed a complete game and supplied two hits and two RBIs as the Trailblazers’ softball team claimed an 8-5 road victory at Bonanza on Wednesday.
Here is a look at some of the week’s top high school sports events.
Kessa Evans and Emilie Barraza each hit a double as Moapa Valley’s softball team fell 11-0 in six innings to Fernley in the opening round of the 3A state tournament at Faith Lutheran on Thursday afternoon.
Pahranagat Valley made quick work of Whittell in the first round of the Class 1A state softball tournament, winning 15-0 in four innings.
Raecheal Lowenthal’s pinch-hit, RBI single in the eighth tied the game, and the senior later scored the winning run on Jaycee Fragoso’s base hit to give Needles a 6-5 victory over West Wendover in the Class 2A state softball tournament at The Meadows.
Caitlyn Covington went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs, and Shelbi Denman struck out nine in a complete game to lead Shadow Ridge’s softball team to a 7-6 road win over Centennial on Tuesday.