Orange County’s softball team picked up a 5-4 victory over Madison County Wednesday night, bouncing back from a tough first inning to snag the win with a strong all-around effort from Tearra Goode.
The Hornets went down 4-1 to the Mountaineers in the first inning. Orange slowly rallied, cutting the lead to 4-3 in the third inning before taking control with a pair of fifth inning runs.
From there Goode locked things down in the circle, holding Madison scoreless in the fifth, sixth and seventh to make the 5-4 advantage hold up. Goode, who relieved Courtney Wright in the third, provided much of her own run support. Goode had four RBI in a 3-for-3 performance, ripping a two-run home run and a pair of doubles while also drawing a walk..
Hannah Jones had two singles and went 2-for-4 for the Hornets. Lexi Lomax went 2-for-3 with a triple and a single.
Madison pitched Megan Shifflett until the fifth when they brought in Logan Estes.
The Hornets (1-0) play Spotsylvania Thursday at 5 p.m. in Orange.
Western girls tennis beats Louisa County
Western’s girls tennis team got the season going with a solid 7-2 victory over Louisa County Wednesday.
Maddy Ix and Hannah Kearns made short work of their opponents at the top of the singles ladder while Savannah Diamond and, Molly Servine and Sarah Inman also closed out wins, winning some tough matches like Inman’s 10-8 victory over Louisa’s Aja Fleming.
Western 7, Louisa County 2
Singles
- Maddy Ix (WAHS) def. Caroline Guill (LCHS), 10-1
- Hannah Kearns (WAHS) def. Lexi Cullen (LCHS), 10-0
- Savannah Diamond (WAHS) def. Alyssa Lyons (LCHS), 10-2
- Molly Servine (WAHS) def. Erica Sayre (LCHS), 10-4
- Sarah Inman (WAHS) def. Aja Fleming (LCHS), 10-8
- Sarah Candeto (LCHS) def. Gabby Eng (WAHS), 10-3
Doubles
- Ix, M./Kearns (WAHS) def. Guill & Lyons (LCHS), 10-2
- Rosy Ix/Cate Roesch (WAHS) def. Cullen/Sayre (LCHS), 10-3
- Fleming/Tamari Dillard (LCHS) def. Servine/Lily Stoke (WAHS), 10-4
