Outside The County-Maconaquah
Results from Maconaquah for Thursday, April 20th
Maconaquah High School Varsity Baseball beat Tri-Central Jr-Sr High School 10-9
Maconaquah took the lead late in the game in a 10-9 victory over Tri-Central on Thursday. The game was tied at eight with Maconaquah Braves Varsity batting in the top of the sixth when an error scored one run for Maconaquah Braves Varsity.
Both offenses were strong at the plate as Maconaquah Braves Varsity collected 11 hits and Tri-Central seven in the high-scoring affair.
Maconaquah Braves Varsity knotted the game up at eight in the top of the fifth inning, when Bennett Isenburg singled on a 2-2 count, scoring two runs.
Maconaquah Braves Varsity notched four runs in the fourth inning. Kaleb Shelton and Trace Armstrong each drove in runs during the inning.
Brandon Smitley earned the win for Maconaquah Braves Varsity. The righty allowed two hits and one run over three innings, striking out six.
Isenburg started the game for Maconaquah Braves Varsity. The pitcher lasted four innings, allowing five hits and eight runs ( 3 earned) while striking out nine
Maconaquah Braves Varsity tallied three home runs on the day. Shelton had a homer in the fourth inning. Smitley had a dinger in the third inning. Armstrong went deep in the fourth inning.
Maconaquah Braves Varsity totaled 11 hits in the game. Smitley and Isenburg each had multiple hits for Maconaquah Braves Varsity. Smitley went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead Maconaquah Braves Varsity in hits. Maconaquah Braves Varsity stole seven bases during the game as two players stole more than one. Smitley led the way with two.
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Oak Hill High School Varsity Softball falls to Mississinewa High School 8-3
Karsyn Wiley got her first start of the season and pitched a really good 5 innings. It was a back-and-forth game until the 6th inning when Mississinewa scored 5 runs.
Karsyn also had two hits and a walk as well in the game.
Alivia Shaw had the big double to drive in two runs in the 4th inning to give Oak Hill a 3-2 lead.
Oak Hill loaded the bases again in the 6th but was not able to drive in a run.
