The Houston softball team got a good look last week at two teams it could face in the postseason.
The Lady Tigers faced Hartville and Ava in a span of three days before receiving the No. 4 seed in Class 2 District 1. Both those opponents were seeded ahead of them.
Houston, which lost 11-7 at home last Tuesday to Hartville and 8-2 Thursday at Ava, will play No. 5 Seymour at 4 p.m. next Wednesday. All games will be played at Hartville High School.
If the Lady Tigers win their district opener, they would play top-seeded Ava in the semifinals. At Friday’s seed meeting, Ava was the lone team in the district with a winning record.
Kameron Hall, Taylor Chipps and Madison Curtis had Houston’s lone hits in last Thursday’s defeat at Ava. The Lady Tigers were out-hit 12-3.
Hall led off the game with a triple and Chipps followed with a double. She later scored to give HHS a 2-0 advantage. But the Lady Tigers didn’t score again.
Last Tuesday against Hartville, the district’s third seed, freshman Jaden Stell had a pair of hits in the home loss.
Houston committed five errors in both games.
After starting the season 4-0, the Lady Tigers (7-9) have last nine of their last 12 games as the postseason approaches.
CLASS 2 DISTRICT 1
Wednesday, Oct. 4
First round
- (4) Houston vs. (5) Seymour, 4 p.m.
- (3) Hartville vs. (6) Gainesville, 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 5
Semifinals
- (1) Ava vs. Houston-Seymour winner, 4 p.m.
- (2) Mansfield vs. Hartville-Gainesville winner, 5:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 6
Championship
- Semifinal winners, 5 p.m.