Kossuth takes 1-0 lead over Mantachie with Wednesday night win
Kossuth pitcher Maddie Mask tossed a shutout and the Lady Aggies jumped out to a 3-0 1st inning lead against Mantachie and ace Ramsey Montgomery as Kossuth claimed a 1-0 lead in the best of 3 third round series.
Hadley James opened the offense in the first with a single, followed by a Mask single. After Victoria Fields was hit by a pitch, Annabelle Marlar hit an RBI groundout. Cailyn Johnson hit a sharp grounder to the shortstop and an error allowed two runs to score for the Lady Aggies.
That would prove more than enough with Mask on her A game for Kossuth.
The Lady Aggie hurler scattered 3 hits and struck out 9 for her second shutout of the playoffs.
Marlar would put the exclamation point on the victory with a 6th inning solo shot to straight away center.
Annabelle Marlar put the exclamation point on a 4-0 Kossuth win over district rival Mantachie with this solo shot in the 6th inning last night. The Lady Aggies lead the best of 3 series 1-0 with Game 2 at Mantachie. pic.twitter.com/92HB1NWZRo
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The action shifts to Mantachie on Thursday for Game 2. Game 3, if needed, will be back at Kossuth.
Jon R Myers is the executive editor of Alcorn County News and the founder of the Mississippi News Group, which he started in 2013 to cover communities across North Mississippi. He also founded the Mississippi Sports Group in 2006, which grew from a single community publication into a statewide network covering high school and college athletics. He reports on local government, public safety, schools and community life in Corinth and Alcorn County, working from public meetings, agency records and interviews with the people involved. Contact him at editor@alcornnewsms.com with news tips or corrections. For a correction, include the article link and supporting source material.
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