Lady Eagles take on Lady Blue Devils

Jade McQueen hits solo home run to right field in the bottom of the first inning. PHOTO BY JASON DRAKE

By Jason Drake

The Woodville Lady Eagles lost to Central Heights Friday night despite a furious comeback at the end. 

The Lady Blue Devils opened the scoring with a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning.  Senior Jade McQueen answered in the bottom of the first with a solo homerun to right field to close the gap to 4-1.  Central Heights would tack on two more runs in the third inning. 

Kamron Runnels was hit by a pitch with one out in the fourth inning.  Allie Ronaghan singled on a line drive to left field advancing Runnels to second base. 

Ke’Tanah Thompson moved Runnels and Ronaghan up to third and second respectively on a hard ground ball to second base.  Kamron scored on Heidi Spurlock’s RBI sacrifice to first base. 

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The Lady Blue Devils would advance their lead to 9-2 until two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning.  Mallory Dunn walked on four pitches.  McQueen doubled to right field with a full count scoring Dunn. 

Kendall Standley doubled to left field to bring McQueen home.  Runnels smoked a line drive single to the pitcher to put Standley on third base.  On the final play, Ronaghan lined out to the pitcher on a judgment call to end the game.  

The Lady Eagles scored four runs on six hits and a walk.  Mcqueen went 2-4 with two doubles. 

Standley closed out the game with two-thirds of a scoreless inning with a strikeout.  Woodville will return to action on Friday at Central High School in Pollok and Senior Night Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Hennigan Park.