Lions victorious, fly CMS Eagles back home in defeat 15-0 Lady Lions top Lady Dragons 8-3 in conference competition

BISMARCK — It was an exciting showcase on the diamond for the proud Lion and Lady Lion fans Tuesday as Bismarck roared victorious in baseball and softball competition. The Lions shut out their visiting Cutter Morning Star Eagles and flew them back home in a tough defeat. The Lady Lions also topped their opponent to take out the Genoa Central Lady Dragons 8-3 to produce a thrilling outing in Bismarck.

BASEBALL SHOWCASE Bismarck Lions CMS Eagles

In baseball competition, the Lions finished a three inning contest to post in double-digits to score 15 runs and hammer 12 hits in the batter’s box—going errorless. Barrett Schultz led at the plate with three hits, Braden Efird and Caleb Schultz each collected two hits, while Ian Smith (double), Ben Keithley, Lucas Chapman, Aidan

Castleberry and Kalem Rorie each collected a hit apiece. Rorie and Barrett Schultz each drove in three runs for three Rbis—caleb Schultz had two RBIS. A Lion core of Smith, Carson House, Braden Efird, Grady Howell, Keithley, and Castleberry each had an RBI. Barrett Schultz and Castleberry led the scoring attack and scored three runs apiece.

Efird and Keithley both scored two runs apiece— Smith, Caleb Schultz and Rorie each routed a run apiece.

The quadruple Lion attack of Chapman, Rorie, Efird, and Castleberry led the base running with two stolen bases—how

ell, Barrett Schultz, Caleb Schultz and Keithley all had one stolen base.

On the mound, Efird earned the victory and provided the productive pitching display from the rubber and struck out

SOUTH, RANGE a hit apiece EIGHTEEN to spark the offensive ( 18) execution. Norris drove in three WEST, runs for three MORE RBIS, Collie, Collins and Audrey Kizziar MINUTELY each had a RBI. Cain DEsparked Bismarck’s scoring with two SCRIBED runs, Gordon, Collie, AS: Collins, Bailey Burch, Erin Fendley, COMMENCING and Norris each routed around the bases for a run apiece. AT A POINT 660

In FEET the pitcher’s WEST circle, AND Collie and Kizziar brought heat to 443 stop FEET Genoa’s NORTH offense at the plate. Collie pitched five and OF one-third THE innings, SOUTHallowed six hits, three earned runs and EAST struck CORNER out one batter OF and threw 41 strikes. Kizziar pitched SAID one and two-thirds TRACT, innings, allowed three hits, gave In softball competition, the Lady Lions spoiled the up no earned THENCE runs and struck EAST out three batters and threw 20 long trip to Hot Spring County for Genoa as Bismarck put strikes 171 to ignite FEET the strike TO THE zone from the rubber. away the Lady Dragons in a five-run victory in conference POINT OF BEGINplay. Anna Cain led the offensive execution IN and THE tallied CIRCUIT two NING: THENCE hits for doubles and drove in a run for an COURT RBI in the OF batHOT Friday, NORTH the Lions and 150.7 Lady Lions travel to Centerpoint ter’s box. A Lady Lion “Fantastic Four” of SPR Alivia Gordon, ING to conclude FEET, their THENCE league series match-up in baseball and Hannah Collie, Cada Collins, and Ellie Norris COUNTY all powered softball , EAST competition. 279 FEET;

ARKANSAS THENCE SOUTH seven batters, allowed two hits and threw 26 strikes across the plate.

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