GOOD HOPE, Ala. — The Lady Raiders were back home hosting a senior night matchup against Cordova on Monday and after Good Hope jumped out to an early lead, they stayed in front throughout the rest of the contest, defeating Cordova, 8-2.
Starter Addyson Burgess gave up a one-out single, but two pitches later, she got the next batter to line out into a double play to end the inning. The Lady Raiders gave Burgess some early run support in their half. Lizzy Steed led off the inning with a single, then a sacrifice bunt, followed by a single by Campbell Koch, put runners on the corners with one out. Haley Lay’s sacrifice fly brought home Steed, as that gave them the early 1-0 lead.
The score would remain the same until the top of the fourth inning. Cordova scored on an error to tie the game up at one, but Good Hope quickly broke the tie in their half. Natalie Miller and Burgess hit back-to-back singles to lead off the inning, then an error on a sacrifice bunt allowed Miller to score to give the Lady Raiders a 2-1 lead. Later that inning, Steed drew a two-out walk to put runners on the corners, then back-to-back RBI singles by Kylee Smith and Koch stretched their lead to 4-1. Koch moved up to second on a passed ball, and two pitches later, Lay ripped a two-run triple to center field to put Good Hope ahead 6-1.
Cordova hit an RBI double in the top of the sixth to trim the deficit to 6-2, but the Lady Raiders responded in their half. Steed hit a one-out single, and Smith drew a walk to put runners on first and second. Steed advanced to third on a fly ball, and Lay hit a two-run single to right field to increase their lead to 8-2. Burgess retired the Lady Blue Devils in order in the seventh to help seal the 8-2 win for Good Hope.
Lay led the way for the Lady Raiders with a pair of hits and a game-high five RBIs, while Koch (two hits) and Smith (one hit) each drove in a run in the win. Burgess went all seven innings to collect the win for Good Hope, as she gave up just four hits and one earned run, walked two, and struck out two.
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