Last week’s wins over West Sabine at 6-4 and Corrigan-Camden at 6-3 gave the Groveton Indians seven-straight wins and back-to-back district titles.
On April 15, Austin Williams, Jake Plotts and Cade White each had 2 hits, with Williams and Plotts driving in 2 runs apiece in the win.
Plotts, Cash Moore and Ty Torregrossa teamed up on the mound, combining for 10 strikeouts and giving up 9 hits and 7 walks.
On Thursday, Cade White led the charge with 2 hits, one for a triple.
Torregrossa and Jack Sullivan shared the mound, with Torregrossa tossing 11 of the 12 strikeouts.
Coaches say that after the 6-1 loss to Hemphill to open district, the team made a decision to change and rolled off 7-straight wins.
Last week’s games gave the Tigers their first two wins of the season.
On April 15, Trinity downed Crockett 11-8, and then on Thursday, dominated the Bulldogs 27-1.
Hunter Ogden, Austin Wallace, William Lee, Canyen Hollis and Christian Vaughn all had hits in the win, with Hollis marking a double.
On the mound, Ogden, Wallace and Avery Williams took turns, combining for 11 strikeouts while giving up only 3 hits.
On Thursday, Hollis owned the field, pitching 4 innings and 50 pitches with 8 strikeouts while giving up only 2 hits and 2 walks.
At the plate, Williams went 3-for-4 with a double and 2 RBIs; Ogden hit a double and 4 RBIs; and Hollis went 2-for-3 with 4 RBIs.
The Mighty Bulldogs are mighty in a second sport this school year, with the Bulldogs being undefeated in district after downing Broaddus 14-3 on April 15 and 10-0 on Thursday.
Jake Slaten drove in 6 runs on 3 hits to lead Centerville in the April 15 tilt — he singled in the first scoring two, singled in the second scoring two, and singled in the fifth scoring two.
Wyatt Clede started on the mound for Centerville, allowing 6 hits and 3 runs over 4 innings, striking out 4 and walking 1. Kolt Larsen pitched 2 innings of shutout ball for the Bulldogs in relief. The right-handed pitcher surrendered zero hits, striking out 5 and walking 2.
On Thursday, Slaten and Larsen each contributed 2 hits, with Slaten cracking a homer and driving in 2 runs.
Hardy Brown got the win on the mound, striking out 7 while giving up only 4 hits and 1 walk.
The Eagles’ lone game last week showed an 8-1 loss to Chester on Thursday.
Zeth Dugat and Peyton Williams had the lone hits for Apple Springs, with Dugat cracking a triple and scoring the one run for the team.
Dugat also toed the mound, striking out 8 but giving up 12 hits.
An April 15 16-1 win over West Sabine and a 10-0 blanking of Lovelady on Monday has given the Lady Indians an undefeated district romp and another title.
Reaghan Benton went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead the offense against West Sabine, while Abi Roberts went 2-for-2 with 4 RBIs. Lainee Reed, Madisen Howard and Bailee Reed all had 2 hits as well.
Roberts, who hit the 100-strikeout plateau in March, pitched 2 innings for the win. Reliever Abbey Thornton pitched two innings, striking out 4.
The Lady Eagles beat Wells in a big game 7-6 on Wednesday, setting up a second tilt at Wells for playoff honors, which Apple Springs won with Monday’s 14-9 drubbing of the Lady Pirates.
In Wednesday’s game, Faith Smith led the team to victory with 14 strikeouts and aided the offense with a hit and 2 RBIs. Sophie Oldham had a hit and 3 RBIs, and Kymber Roberts added a hit as well.
On Monday, Brooke Brister had 3 3’s — 3 hits in 3 at-bats and 3 RBIs — to lead the offense, while Sophie Oldham had 2 hits and 2 RBIs. Faith Smith’s double added 3 runs to the score.
Back-to-back wins over Crockett last week have put the Lady Tigers in a place they haven’t been in a while — the postseason.
Trinity downed the Lady Bulldogs 5-3 on April 15 and again 19-2 on Thursday, putting the team at 4-6 in district (7-12 overall), good enough for the playoffs.
