GROVETON — The 4A Lady Pirates were shaking off the softball dust, going 1-3 on the diamond in the early days of the softball season.
On Feb. 3, Shepherd lost to Groveton 7-6, then lost 3-2 to Orangefield on Friday. Prior to that, the team lost to Klein Forest 5-0 on Jan. 27, but came out winners against Silsbee 6-5 on Jan. 30.
Against the Lady Indians, Groveton led for four innings, but a 4-run fifth inning knotted the score. Groveton came back for another run in the fifth, and put the game away with four more runs in the sixth.
Still, Gracci Bellard went 2-for-2 at the plate with an RBI, and Maci Wilson went 2-for-3 with 2 RBIs. Skyleigh Lagow, Adison Simpson, Rylei Brewer and Isabelle Hooper each added a hit in the effort.
Brook Chaney, Isabelle Hooper and Gracci Bellard shared mound duty, combining for 11 strikeouts while giving up 6 hits and 9 walks.
