After losing five consecutive games last week, the Houston High School softball team got back on the winning track in a home game on Tuesday at Carter Field, defeating a combined team from Dixon and Newburg, 15-5.
The visiting combo squad got on the board first with 2 runs in the top of the first inning on 1 hit, 3 walks and an error.
But the Lady Tigers scored at least 1 run in all 6 innings of the run rule-shortened contest, tallying the final run on a ground out by senior Katy Scheets that drove in senior Sophia Crites from third base. Houston scored 5 times in the second frame and added 3 runs in the fifth and sixth.
Senior third baseman Makinley Aaron continued her torrid pace at the plate, going 3-for-4 with 3 singles, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored. Junior Ashley Gilbert also had 3 hits, going 3-for-3 with a double, an RBI and 2 runs, while junior Lilly Kincaid went 2-for-3 with a walk and 3 runs and junior Katy Evans went 2-for-4 with 2 doubles, an RBI and a run scored.
Kincaid went the distance in the pitcher’s circle for Houston, allowing 2 earned runs on 5 hits while striking out 5 and walking 3.
The Lady Tigers (9-7, 1-2 SCA) host Cabool on Monday (April 21) in a South Central Association conference matchup.