Meek wins 8-6 over Lady Bulldogs

ARLEY - The Meek Lady Tigers and Addison Lady Bulldogs not only battled each other Wednesday, March 13, at MHS, but a very brisk, blustery wind. The Lady Tigers won by a score of 8-6. Pitcher Autumn Peek got the win, with Anna Grace Luker taking the loss.
Addison got on the scoreboard first, starting off with a single by Destiny Walker. A sacrifice bunt by  Macey Butler moved Walker to second, where Anna Grace Luker’s triple to right scored Walker to give AHS a 1-0 in the top of the first.
Madison Aderholt followed up with a flyout to right that scored Luker, tagging at third. This gave the Lady Bulldogs a 2-0 lead.
Meek’s LaKota Alden took a walk to first base to lead off the bottom of the inning. A single to center by Emma Fincher advanced Alden to second. Abby Phillips hit a single to score Alden and put Fincher  at third. Madison Smith singled to score Fincher. This tied the score at 2-2.
Meek put two more runs on the board in the third inning. Emma Fincher singled right, where Phillips followed with a two-run homer over the center field fence to give the Lady Tigers a 4-2 lead.
In the top of the fourth, Aderholt got on base with a single. Brie  Ory came in as a courtesy runner. Ory moved to second on a fielder’s choice out at first on Asia Millwood. On a pitched ball to the next batter, Sam Brannon, Ory stole third. Brannon then hit a single that scored Ory and tightened the score 4-3. Hadley Butler came in to courtesy run for catcher Brannon. Butler stole second and third on consecutive pitches to Lexie Cunningham. Cunningham then connected with a single to left field that scored Butler to tie  at 4-4.
Meek regained the lead, however, in the bottom of the inning. Kailyn Rivers walked, battling to a full count. Savannah Smith’s bunt scored Rivers, and an error lead to Smith getting to third. The Lady Tigers were back on top 5-4.
Fincher hit an RBI to right to score Smith, stretching the lead 6-4.
To start the top of the fifth, Lexie Luker eyed out a walk, with Hadley Butler coming in to courtesy run. Walker bunted a single and moved Luker to second. A single by Anna Grace Luker loaded the bases. Aderholt connected with a single to score Walker. The Lady Tigers got out of the inning with a double play by the catcher, Madison Smith from home to first. This left the score 6-5 in favor of Meek.
MHS added their last two more runs on the scoreboard in the bottom of the inning to make the score 8-5.
Addison scored one run in the sixth, but was shut down in the top of the seventh by Phillips, who came in to close for Peek.
The Lady Tigers and coaches wore purple ribbons during the game in support of a teammate’s mother who has been diagnosed with cancer.