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Theriot’s three-run homer lifts St. Aloysius past Washington School
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Theriot’s three-run homer lifts St. Aloysius past Washington School. VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN)—
A three-run home run by Megan Theriot helped lift the St. Aloysius softball team to a 9-7 win over Washington School on Tuesday.
St. Aloysius vs. Washington School Game Highlights
Presley Brister put the Lady Flashes on the board with an RBI in the first inning. Washington School responded with two runs to take a 2-1 lead after the first.
St. Aloysius took control in the second inning by scoring four runs. Theriot delivered a two-run single, while Kennadi Blassingame and Brister each added an RBI to give the Lady Flashes a 5-2 lead.
Washington School answered with a home run and two RBI singles to tie the game at 5-5 by the end of the second inning.
Theriot’s Impactful Performance
Three-run homer seals the win
Washington School scored two more runs in the fourth to take a 7-5 lead. St. Aloysius cut into the deficit in the fifth when Madison Connelly smashed an RBI double, making it 7-6.
Theriot delivered the biggest hit of the game in the sixth inning, blasting a three-run home run to put the Lady Flashes ahead 9-7 and cap the scoring.
Theriot finished 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs. Connelly went 2-for-4 with a double and one RBI, while Lizzie McSherry, Presley Carr and Lynlee McMillin each recorded a hit. Brister finished with two RBIs, and Blassingame added one RBI.
Joy Dement struck out four batters in the win.
Other games
Porter’s Chapel Academy dropped both games of a doubleheader against Tensas Academy.
In Game 1, the Lady Eagles fell 13-3. Lauren Rae Davis led PCA with two hits, including a double, and one RBI. Raedon Busby added a hit and an RBI, while Kylie Pool drove in one run.
Brooklynn Nicholson struck out seven batters for PCA.
PCA kept Game 2 close but came up short in a 13-11 loss. Pool, Busby and Mia Abdo each hit a triple for the Lady Eagles. Davis added a hit and two RBIs.
In the circle, Busby struck out three batters, while Nicholson recorded two strikeouts.
For Tensas Academy, Kennedi Williams and Emma Robin each finished with two hits and three RBIs.
