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High School Softball

Lady War Eagles Sweep Clarksburg

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ATWOOD — West Carroll’s War Eagles played host to Clarksburg Monday, April 15 for a doubleheader with nearly perfect weather. Both games were relatively short due to the Lady War Eagle’s dominance at the plate and in the pitching circle.
West Carroll 16, Clarksburg 0
The first game went less than an hour with the Lady War Eagles scoring 5 runs in the first and 11 runs in the second to blank the Lady Rockets 16-0. The contest was mercy ruled after two innings. The Lady War Eagles had 16 runs on 13 hits and recorded 15 RBIs in just two innings of action.
Several Lady War Eagles had extra base hits starting with Macey Cunningham hitting a double and a pair of triples in three at bats. Shatara Brooks also had a triple while Alyssa Butler, Zoey Cook, and Alexis Houston hit doubles. Brooks drove in 3 runs while Butler, Cook, and Cunningham all drove in a pair of runs along with Shelby Browning, Denver Brooks, and Ashton Worrell also drove in multiple runs.

Browning was the winning pitcher giving up a single hit while striking out 5 in just two innings of work.
West Carroll 14, Clarksburg 0
The second game went 2.5 innings but the outcome was the same as the Lady War Eagles scored 14 runs on just five hits with 7 RBIs. The game was mercy-ruled in the middle of the third inning after West Carroll scored 9 first inning runs and 5 second inning runs while holding the Lady Rockets scoreless in three at bats.
Alyssa Butler led the Lady War Eagles hitting a pair of doubles which drove in two runs and she scored two runs herself. Sadie Martin also had a double while Kayce Stafford and Shatara Brooks each had hits. Macey Cunningham scored three runs while Butler, Brooks, Zoey Cook, and Mykayla Smith all scored a pair of runs. Sadie Martin, Tatum Keymon, and Octavia Jones added solo runs during the contest.
Alexis Houston collected the win in the circle giving up one hit striking out four and walking one in three innings of work.