Lancaster wins district title in a slugfest, extends win streak to 16 games
Lancaster softball overcame a 6-0 deficit, scoring 8 runs in the fifth inning to win its third straight district title.
SUGAR GROVE – The No. 5 seed Lancaster softball team was on a 15-game winning streak entering Thursday’s Central District Division I championship game against 10 th -seeded Marysville. During that span, the Lady Gales found different ways to win to keep their win streak alive.
However, against the Monarchs, no one could have predicted how this one would turn out. Trailing 6-0 in the top of the second inning, Lancaster steadily chipped its way back in it before it was able to deliver the knockout blow by scoring eight runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to overcome a three-run deficit. It enabled the Gales to outlast the Monarchs in a slugfest, and when the dust had settled, Lancaster came away with a 17-11 victory on May 21 at Berne Union High School, giving them their third consecutive district title.
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The Lady Gales took the Monarchs’ best punch time and time again, but Marysville was unable to deliver the knockout punch, and when senior Kendall Brown hit a two-run home run, it seemed to settle things for the Gales and enable them to catch their breath. From there, they just kept chipping away until the big eight-run fifth inning, which was capped off by a Lana Prince grand slam. The game featured a combined 28 hits – 14 by each team – five home runs and two grand slams, one by each team.