Softball
Unaka 10, Elizabethton 7
The Rangers plated seven runs in the fifth inning to take a thrilling win over the Lady Cyclones on Monday.
Kelsey Pasquale hit a two-run home run as part of a 2-for-3 performance and added two RBI, while Katlyn Dugger also went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Kacie Bare had a triple and three RBI.
Mollie Buckles added two RBI, and Mikena Blackwell added two hits.
Kaitlyn Gryder, Brook Sparks, and Sadie Williams each had a hit and an RBI for EHS. Gracie Shepard and Emilee Whitson each had two hits, and Lacey Gobble and Adrian Heading had a hit apiece. Kami Dugger added an RBI.
Cloudland 23, Johnson County 4
The Lady ‘Landers rolled to a road win on Monday.
Reagan Turbyfill was 4-for-4, including a home run, and recorded seven RBI in the game. Willow Bennett was 3-for-3 – including two home runs – with four RBI, while Ayla Horney was 3-for-3 with an RBI. Savannah McCoury had two hits and two RBI.
Jayla Harper had three RBI and a hit, and Peyton Preswood had two hits and an RBI. Zoe Gardner and Regan Blair each had a hit and an RBI. Khloe Johnson added a hit.
Turbyfill allowed just four earned runs on six hits with seven strikeouts.
North Greene 17, Hampton 5
The Lady Bulldogs were unable to keep pace with North Greene.
Emma Birchfield had two RBI and a hit, while Kiera McKinney had two hits and an RBI. Nalei Deloach, Hadley Vines, and Mallory Lamb had a hit apiece.
Sullivan East 21, Happy Valley
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Sullivan East 21, Happy Valley 2
The Lady Warriors dropped a pair of games at Sullivan East on Monday.
Trinity Bowers led HV in the first game as she went 3-for-3, while Chloe Cochran was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Alex Moore had a hit and two RBI. Emily Miller added a hit and an RBI. Destanee Irick and Mackenzie Garland had an RBI and a hit, respectively.
In the second game, Bowers went 2-for-2 with two RBI, while Ashton Bates had a hit and a run scored.
Baseball
Tennessee High 12, Elizabethton 6
The Cyclones came up short on the road Monday night.
After EHS plated two runs to open the game, the Vikings responded with four of their own in the home side of the first. The Cyclones tied the game with single runs in the second and third before Tennessee High answered with four in the fourth to regain the lead. EHS kept battling, but was unable to rally back.
Elijah Ambrose was 2-for-4 to pace EHS, while Rhett Slagle and Justin Whitehead each had a hit and an RBI. Ryan Kastin added a hit.
JD Hooks tallied an RBI.
Hampton 4, Volunteer 0
Hampton 7, Volunteer 2
The Bulldogs hit the road and picked up a nonconference sweep.
In the first game, Colby Clark allowed no earned runs on one hit in four innings of work to propel the Bulldogs to the win. Clark struck out six batters. Cade Nelson allowed no runs and no hits in an inning of relief work.
Eli Henson went 2-for-3, while Jayden Kuhn and Clark each had a hit. Memphis Nave and Nelson each recorded an RBI.
In the nightcap, Hampton held a 5-1 lead after three and never looked back.
Kuhn was 2-for-3 with two RBI at the plate, while Henson had two hits and an RBI. Clark and Nave each added a hit and an RBI.
On the mound, Henson picked up the win as he allowed just two earned runs on four hits in five innings of work.
Mitchell (N.C.) 12, Happy Valley 11
The Warriors came up on the wrong side of a heartbreaker on Monday as the Mountaineers plated two runs in the bottom of the seventh to take a win over the Warriors.
Grady Goulds went 2-for-3 with an RBI, while Mason Belt had two hits. Lane Parker added two RBI and a hit.
Mikey Hampton, Ty Johnson, and Fermin Carrillo-Estrada each had an RBI.