LaFayette struggles against state-ranked trio
The LaFayette Lady Ramblers faced Walker County neighbor Gordon Lee last Monday and suffered a 9-1 setback in the non-region match-up.
LaFayette trailed 4-0 after three innings and scored its only run of the game in the fourth as Railee Lynn doubled, moved to third on a ground out and scored on a passed ball. However, the Lady Trojans — ranked No. 4 in Class A Public — added five more runs in the top of the fifth to pull away for the victory.
Pitcher Haynie Gilstrap allowed six earned runs on 12 hits and two walks in five innings of work. She finished with one strikeout.
Coahulla Creek 9, LaFayette 0
The Lady Ramblers had just one runner reach base last Tuesday night as they fell at Class AAA No. 2-ranked Coahulla Creek in a Region 6-AAA game.
The Lady Colts led 2-0 after scoring twice in the second inning. They piled up seven more runs in the third to put the game away.
Jaselyn Couch drew a leadoff walk in the top of the fourth, but was eventually left stranded at second base.
Gilstrap pitched three innings, allowing eight hits, but just two earned runs as the Lady Ramblers hurt themselves with five errors on the night. Abby Gaoa pitched one hitless inning of relief.
LFO 10, LaFayette 1
The Lady Ramblers (3-9, 2-6) went cold once again this past Thursday as they closed out the week with a region loss at home to the No. 9-ranked Lady Warriors.
Summer Burkett had two hits and knocked in the only run of the game for the Lady Ramblers. Couch and Lynn both had singles, while Couch scored the one run.
Gilstrap pitched the first 6.1 innings for the home team. She allowed four earned runs on 11 hits and five walks. Gaoa pitched the final two-thirds of an inning, allowing one hit and striking out one.