The Mountain Home High School softball team began hosting the Class 5A State Tournament Thursday, and it started on a good note for the Lady Bombers. Mountain
Annie-Klein Allgood allowed just two earned runs in Tuesday’s loss at Lampasas. [File photo by Derrick Stuckly]LAMPASAS – The Brownwood Lady Lions erased a two-run deficit and took a late lead, but were unable to hold on as the Lampasas Lady Badgers rallied for a 5-4 victory Tuesday in District 6-4A softball action, sweeping the season series.
“It was just an up and down game both offensively and defensively, that’s the best way I could put it,” said Lady Lions head coach Jessica Lynn. “One inning would be really good and the next inning wouldn’t be quite as good.”
Despite the loss, the Lady Lions (6-13-1, 2-4) can still secure their 17
th straight trip to the playoffs with a win over Gatesville (6-17, 1-4) in Friday’s 6:30 p.m. home finale. A loss, and the Lady Hornets would jump Brownwood for fourth place in the 6-4A standings.
Lampasas (12-11, 3-3) now sits in sole possession of second place with its victory.
In other 6-4A softball action Tuesday, Glen Rose (18-3, 6-0) clinched the district title outright with a 11-1 triumph over Stephenville (9-13, 2-3).
Fighting for their 12
th consecutive trip to the playoffs, another cold shooting night doomed the Lady Lions, who fell to the Lampasas Lady Badgers, 51-36, in a battle for District 6-4A’s fourth and final playoff seed.
The Lady Lions, who defeated Lampasas by a 57-52 count at Warren Gym in the first meeting, dropped the last two, including a 62-40 road loss to the Lady Badgers.
“Our effort and game plan was where it needed to be, but that third quarter again was a plague for us only scoring four points,” said Lady Lions 12th-year head coach Heather Hohertz. “Lampasas brought it more in every category that they needed tonight and that was the difference in the ball game.”
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