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The Lake Creek softball team advanced to the Class 5A Region III semifinals with a win over Magnolia West on Friday. The Lions will play either Crosby or Santa Fe in the fourth round. (Shutterstock)
MAGNOLIA Emiley Kennedy hasn t kept track of her no-hitters this year.
She thinks she s thrown three of them after accomplishing the feat to lead third-ranked Lake Creek to a five-inning, 16-0 victory over Magnolia West in a Class 5A Region III softball quarterfinal Friday at Magnolia High School.
Kennedy allowed four walks but was otherwise flawless in sending the Lions to the regional semifinals to face either No. 7 Santa Fe or No. 10 Crosby. She struck out seven and got some help from her defense, including a heads-up play from senior right fielder Bre Hagerty, who threw out Magnolia West s Lakyn Hacker at first base on what appeared to be a single.
UpdatedThu, Apr 29, 2021 at 8:23 pm CT
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Lake Creek sophomore Ava Brown (right) congratulates senior teammate Emiley Kennedy after Kennedy scored a run in a game earlier this year. (Kennedi Cooper)
MONTGOMERY, TX After a bi-district playoff exit in its first season competing in softball in 2019, Lake Creek felt it had a team that could make some noise in 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the UIL to cancel the season.
The third-ranked Lions built on that promise in a big way this season and sprinted into the playoffs with a sparkling 32-0 record.
The dominance goes beyond the record. Lake Creek has outscored its opponents 308-17 and allowed just one run in 14 District 20-5A games. The Lions pitched 17 shutouts in their last 19 games.