Clear Creek Keeps Fannin Clear off the Board

The Clear Creek Middle School Lady Bobcats softball team posted an 8-0 shutout victory over the Lady Rebels of Fannin County Middle School. The Lady Bobcats used a combination of timely hitting and base running that burned up the Lady Rebels’ defense … worse then when General Sherman came through town.Mackenzie Chambers scored the Lady Bobcats first run, when she stole home in the bottom of the second. Clear Creek stole bases all night like Selena Kyle (aka Catwoman) was yelling instructions from the dug out. Macy Dotson made it 2-0 when she drove in Baylee Whimpey with a sacrifice ground out. Selena Kilbourn walked, then immediately stole second. Emily Cantrell drove Kilbourn in with an RBI double to make it 3-0.

Whimpey, the starting pitcher for the Lady Bobcats, walked the Haylee Bearden in the top of the third, after striking out Katelyn Waters. Immediately afterward, Kiersten Seagle hit a double deep to center that was a hair’s breath from being an RBI, but the Lady Bobcat’s defense showed its claws when Bearden was thrown out at home. The Lady Rebels scoring threat came to a close for the inning when Allie Barfield ground out.

The bottom of the third began with Chancy Davis walking and immediately stealing second, a recurring theme throughout the night. However, the next three batters went down, leaving Davis stranded on second.

The top of the fourth saw Ashley Rhodes lead off with a single for the Lady Rebels. Following a strike out, Rhodes was thrown out when Whitney Campbell hit into what should have been a sure double play; however, Campbell reached first when because of an errant throw to the first basewoman. A courtesy runner was brought in for Campbell, and thrown out trying to steal second, effectively ending the scoring chance for the Lady Rebels in the fourth.

The flood gates were began to open for the Lady Bobcats’ offense when, following a ground out, Emily Cantrell reached third base on a single, following a comedy of errors by the Lady Rebels’ defense. Meagan Dotson’s RBI single made the score 4-0. Dotson proceeded to get her Hamburgerlar on when she stole second, third, and then home to make the score 5-0. Following Beverly Warfield’s walk, Kaylee Deyton’s RBI single made the score 6-0. Deyton became a copy cat of Dotson, when she stole second and third, after the throw to second went high, and then stole home on an errant pitch. With the score 7-0, the inning came to an end with Chambers fly out to the short stop.

Neither team scored in the fifth inning. The game was called when Dotson’s RBI double scored, Emily Cantrell to make the score 8-0. The Lady Bobcats next take on Riverview at home on Tuesday August 16th.