Lady Pirates on top during Week Three of season

Week three came with a big win on Tuesday over a very competitive Harrah team who was slated to be number two in Bristow (number one)'s district. The Panthers took the lead in the top of the first inning with a two run homerun. In the bottom of the third inning the Lady Pirates were able to tie the game on a clutch, two run single by sophomore Ava Yocham. With two outs, sophomore Hayden Haulcomb walked, followed by a Kinzie Williams single to left field which brought up Yocham. In the sixth inning the Lady Pirates pulled away, adding four runs to their two, starting with a leadoff single by Williams. Singles by McKenna Ingram and Jazmyn George followed, and the Pirates added more pressure with a walk by Abby Morgan and Albaney Pritchard being hit by a pitch, which brought up Molly Gill, who doubled to score George and Morgan. Ingram was the winning pitcher, lasting all seven innings allowing two runs and striking out ten.

Thursday night left more to be desired, however, when the Lady Pirates fell to Cushing in another district matchup at Cushing. The Tigers collected nine hits and didn't commit an error, while the Lady Pirates collected eight hits and had a 4-1 lead going into the bottom of the seventh inning, when the Tigers rallied to come back and win the game 5-4. Ingram struck out eight and collected her second loss of the season. The Lady Pirates and Lady Tigers meet again at Bristow on Senior Night on September 14th.

Junior Kinzie Williams leads the Lady Pirates after week three, hitting .500 with seven stolen bases and only one strike out. Ava Yocham is next, hitting .488 with a team-high four doubles and ten RBI. McKenna Ingram leads in RBI's with twelve and sits at .459 behind Yocham.