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Lady Hornets beat Troy 5-2 on Senior Day
By: Ed Weaver | PIAA District IV | May 19, 2019
The Wellsboro Varsity Softball team ended their regular season with a 5-2 win over Troy during Senior Day on Saturday, May 18.
Troy started off the game with a run in the top of the 1st but the Lady Hornets answered in the bottom half of the inning. After a leadoff walk by junior Ryann Adams sophomores Kerrah Clymer and Jena Boyce had back-to-back hits, with Boyce's being a double to score Clymer. Boyce then scored on an RBI single by senior Hailey Neal to put Wellsboro in front 2-1.
Troy came back to tie the game up at 2 later in the top of the 2nd, but Wellsboro broke the tie in the 5th to score the win.
Adams led off the 5th with a base hit then scored as Clymer drove her in putting Wellsboro up, 3-2. Boyce then hit a 2-run homer to score both her and Clymer to make the score 5-3.
The Lady Hornets had 8 hits on the morning with Boyce, Neal, and junior Cathryn Brought all went 2-for-3. Clymer and Adams added the others hits as they both finished 1-for-3. Brought pitched a complete game on the mound to score the win, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 6 hits with 6 strikeouts.
Wellsboro finishes the regular season with an 11-8 record and finished 9-6 in the NTL Large School Division. The Lady Hornets will be back in action in the District IV Class AAA playoffs on Thursday, May 23 against #3 seed Central Columbia at 4:30 p.m. at Central Columbia.
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About the Author
Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.
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