The Aledo Ladycats made short work of their host Brewer in a District 5-5A softball game on Tuesday, March 19, winning 15-1 behind the one-hit pitching of Taylor McKean.
McKean pitched all five innings before the game was called because of the mercy rule. She struck out nine and walked none.
Aledo banged out 12 hits and capitalized on five errors by the Lady Bears in the win. Kennis Marx led Aledo with three hits, including a pair of home runs, and four runs batted in.
Addie Perry, Delaney Rosser and Ana Flores also had a pair of hits each, with Flores also hitting a home run, a double and driving in five runs.
The Ladycats, 19-2 overall, improved to 4-0 in district play and ran their league winning streak to 34 games. They are ranked ninth in the state in Class 5A by the Texas Girls Coaches Association.
This season Aledo has outscored its district opponents 56-2 and has outhit them 46-5. They’ve also committed just three errors compared to 15 for their opponents.
The Ladycats were hosting Azle at press time. They travel to Granbury on Tuesday, March 26 and host Wichita Falls Rider on March 28, both games starting at 6:30 p.m.
Ladycats 15, Brewer 1 - March 19 R H E
Aledo 3 1 7 4 0 - 15 12 1
Brewer 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 1 5
Aledo hitting: Kennis Marx 3-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI; Addie Perry 2-5, RBI, SB; Delaney Rosser 2-3, BB, HP, RBI, SB; Ana Flores 2-3, 2B, HR, 5 RBI; Marina Tavares 1-3, BB; Kyleigh Pawlak 1-3, BB, 2 RBI; Jordyn Edington 1-2, 2 BB, 3 SB; Gracie Jones BB.
Aledo pitching: Taylor McKean 5 IP, 1 H, 1 run (earned), 9 K, 0 BB.
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