Lady Vikings veto Lady Senators, 9-6

AID — A couple of young teams with only a pair of seniors clashed and the young Symmes Valley Lady Vikings topped the Portsmouth West Lady Senators 9-6 on Tuesday in a non-league game.

“West has a young ball club. They’re going to be a good team down the road,” said Lady Vikings’ coach Jeff “Odie” Estep. “We’re a young team and our girls played pretty well.”

Addy Hawk and Brenna Tibbs combined on a 6-hitter for the win. Hawk went 5 innings giving up the 6 hits, 5 runs of which 4 were earned, and she struck out one and walked 3.

Tibbs worked the final 2 innings allowing no hits, one earned run, one strikeout and one walk.

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Tibbs swung a big stick for the Lady Vikings as she went 4-5 wtih 2 doubles, a home run and 4 RBI. Marley Ferguson was 2-4 with a home run and 2 RBI, Kaycee Thompson 2-3 with a double, a home run and and RBI, and Emma Ridenour was 2-3 with an RBI.

Addi Ridenour, Autumn Justice and Lindsey Freeman were all 1-3 and Alyssa Waugh 1-4.

West got a run in the top of the first inning but the Lady Vikings scored 2 in the bottom of the inning.

The Lady Senators tied the game in the second only to have Thompson hit a solo home run in the bottom of the inning to tie the score and Tibbs belted a 2-run homer after Addi Ridenour reached on an error and the lead was 5-2.

Each team got a run in the third and the Lady Vikings got a run in the fourth to lead 7-3.

Tibbs doubled home a run in the fifth and Ferguson slugged a leadoff home run in the sixth to cap the LadyVikings scoring.

Portsmouth West (8-6) was led by Kyleigh McCleese who went 2-4.

Ports. West 111 020 1 = 6 6 2

Sym. Valley 231 111 x = 9 14 2

Layla Kamer, Maci Bradford (6) and Lainey Cook. Addy Hawk, Brenna Tibbs (6) and Kaycee Thompson. W-Hawk (IP-5.0, H-6, R-5, ER-4, K-1, BB-3, HBP-1). Tibbs (IP-2.0, H-2, R-1, ER-0, K-1, BB-1). Kamer (IP-5.0, H-13, R-8, ER-6, K-4, BB-1). Bradford (IP-1.0, H-1, R-1, ER-0, K-1, BB-0). Hitting-West: Cook 1-3, Kyleigh McCleese 2-4, Layla Kamer 1-3, Maleah Whitman 1-3, Maci Bradford 1-4; Symmes Valley: Brenna Tibbs 4-5 4-RBI 2-2B HR, Emma Ridenour 2-3 RBI, Marley Ferguson 2-4 2-RBI HR, Kaycee Thompson 2-3 RBI 2B HR, Addi Ridenour 1-3, Autumn Justice 1-3, Lindsey Freeman 1-3, Alyssa Waugh 1-4.