By Bodey Cooper
Monitor Staff Writer
EUSTACE–The Eustace Lady Bulldogs lost their second district game in a row in a tough loss to the Edgewood Lady Bulldogs Tuesday night at home.
Edgewood picked up two runs courtesy of a double off Eustace pitcher Olivia Herring in the first inning to take a 2-0 lead into the bottom half of the first.
Eustace would respond as catcher Haley Purselley led off with a hit by pitch as Rubi Bailey came in as a courtesy runner at first base.
Gracey Pitchford would reach on a FC choice error as the throw to first sailed past the outstretched first baseman, allowing Bailey to score to cut Edgewood’s lead to 2-1.
Edgewood responded with an RBI walk and a two run-single as they tacked on three more runs to push their lead to 5-1.
With Olivia Herring struggling in the top of the third inning, she was replaced on the mound by Lauren Herring.
With the bases loaded and the threat of a big inning by Edgewood, Lauren Herring was able to strikeout the last batter looking to prevent any runs from scoring.
Eustace would once again go scoreless for the second straight inning.
Edgewood added a bloop RBI single to bump their lead to 6-1 before Gracey Pitchford relieved Herring on the mound.
Edgewood would add three more runs in the inning to take a 9-1 lead after three-and-a-half innings.
With a couple of runners on in the bottom of the fourth, Olivia Herring delivered a two-out RBI single that landed directly on the right field line, making it a 9-2 game.
It wasn’t enough as Edgewood added three runs in the top of the fifth and Eustace went scoreless in the bottom half of the inning, ending the game by mercy rule with Eustace falling 12-2.
Eustace falls to 3-4 overall this season and 0-2 so far in district play.
They return home during spring break to take on the Kemp Lady Yellowjackets searching for their first district victory March 13 starting at 4:30 p.m.

By Blaine Clamon
Special to The Monitor
PALMER–On Tuesday, Kemp Yellowjackets’ Varsity Baseball traveled to Palmer to take on their rival Bulldogs in their district opener.
Palmer struck first in the bottom of the second inning for a 3-0 lead when Wesley Greenlee came home on a bases-loaded walk and Ben Waddle’s 2-run RBI single scored Logan Zabojnik and Jeremy Robinson, all with two outs.
In the top of the third inning, Cameron Clamon got Kemp on the board as his RBI single scored Jack Giffin to make it 3-1. The Yellowjackets added their next run in the fourth when a wild pitch allowed Kane Johnson to zip home and they trailed 3-2.
The Bulldogs offense answered back with Waddle’s RBI single to score Zabojnik and Mike Medina’s RBI double in the bottom of the fourth inning to extend the lead to 5-2. Their final run of the night was scored by Greenlee on Robinson’s RBI single for the 6-2 lead.
Kemp came up empty with an opportunity in the top of the sixth inning when singles from Tyler Garrett and Ethan Irvin put them both on base with one out to go; Mason Claver’s flyout and Cameron Fiatte’s popout ended Kemp’s threat and Palmer would go on to win 6-2.
Dakota Price started for Kemp to go four innings and allowed four hits, three walks, and five runs while throwing three strikeouts. Junior Brooks pitched two relief innings and allowed two hits, no walks, one run, and threw four strikeouts.
Junior Brooks went 3-for-4 with two singles and a double, Tyler Garrett and Cameron Fiatte both went 2-for-3 with two singles apiece, and Cameron Clamon went 2-for-4 with an RBI single and a single.
Kemp falls to 1-6 overall and 0-1 in district play.