Wednesday’s sports action:
BASEBALL
• Apollo falls short against Union County
• Tigers use hot start to top Red Devils
SOFTBALL
• Late rally not enough for Daviess County
BASEBALL RECAPS
Union County 8, Apollo 3
The Braves (20-13) scored six runs in the second inning for an early lead, and the Eagles (15-15) fell short at home. Full stats were not available. Apollo wraps up their season Thursday when they host Henderson County.
Breckinridge County 7, Owensboro 4
In a rematch of the top two teams in the 3rd Region standings, the Tigers (23-5) used a hot start to pick up a win at home, their ninth victory in a row. The loss ended an 11-game win streak for the Red Devils (22-9), and it was the final contest of the regular season for either team.
Breckinridge County did most of their damage with a five-run first inning. Owensboro used four runs in the third to get within 6-4, but they could get no closer.
Trace Grenier led off the third with a double and later scored, and a two-RBI double by Nick Belcher capped off the Devils’ rally. Corey Gibson took the loss, pitching two innings and allowing six runs (three unearned) on six hits.
OHS 004-000-0—4-3-2
BCHS 510-010-x—7-7-2
WP: Lucas. LP: Gibson. 2B: Grenier, Belcher (O), Tabor (BC).
SOFTBALL RECAP
Christian County 15, Daviess County 8
The Lady Panthers (17-12) rallied with six runs in the sixth inning, but it wasn’t enough to catch up with the hot offense of the Lady Colonels (24-6) in a loss at home. Millie Roberts hit a solo home run in the fifth inning for DC, but Chrisitan County still led 11-2.
Sydney Howard started off the sixth frame with a single and later finished off the Daviess County rally with a two-RBI double. Savanah Northern also doubled and drove in a run. The Lady Panthers cut the deficit to 11-8, but the Lady Colonels added four more in the seventh inning.
Howard, Abby Newman and Emma Young each had a pair of hits with a double. Young was the only Lady Panther to score twice. Cameron Hamilton took the loss, giving up 10 runs (four unearned) on five hits in three innings.
CCHS 325-010-4—15-15-4
DCHS 010-016-0—8-10-3
WP: Sumner. LP: Hamilton. 2B: O’Daniel, Blane, Ty. Shemwell (CC), Howard, Newman, Northern, Young (DC). HR: Ty. Shemwell, R. Shemwell, Lancaster (CC), Roberts (DC).
