Lady Hornets clutch up in late innings to beat Lady Trojans

PORTSMOUTH — Tight games call for clutch performances.

The Coal Grove at Portsmouth Lady Trojans was a tight game and the Lady Hornets made clutch plays to go with clutch pitching in a 2-1 Ohio Valley Conference win on Wednesday.

Portsmouth (7-11, 5-4) took a 1-0 lead in the first as Bailey Waughtel tripled and Katie Ankrom singled to start the inning.

Ankrom shut down the Lady Hornets for 4 innings only to have Coal Grove tie the game in the fifth on singles by Kendall Taylor, Brianna Malone and Izzy Kitts.

The Lady Hornets (10-3, 7-1) got the winning run in the top of the seventh with one out.

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Malone singled and went all the way to third base on an error. Deeds then helped her own cause by hitting a sacrifice fly to center field.

Deeds set the Lady Trojans down in order in the bottom of the inning with a strikeout, ground out and a strikeout.

Deeds got the complete game with a 2-hitter. She struck out 13 and didn’t walk a batter.

Kitts was 2-for-3 with an RBI for Coal Grove. Mia Hays, Katey Vanderhoof,, and Kendall Taylor all went 1-3.

Ankrom went 7 innings, gave up 7 hits, one earned run and recorded 10 strikeouts and 5 ground outs.

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Portsmouth 100 000 0 = 1 2 1

Abbie Deeds and Rylee Black. Katie Ankrom and Caitlyn Galloway. W-Deeds (IP-7.0, H-2, R-1, ER-1, K-13, BB-0).  L-Ankrom (IP-7.0, H-7, R-2, ER-1, K-10, BB-2). Hitting-Coal Grove: Abbie Deeds RBI, Izzy Kitts 2-3 RBI, Mia Haynes 1-3, Kasey Vanderhoof 1-3, Kendall Taylor 1-3, Brianna Malone 2-3; Portsmouth: Bailey Waughtel 1-3 3B, Katie Ankrom 1-3, Caitlyn Galloway RBI.