Bristol Herald Courier | BHC Sports Desk | Photo Credit: Ginger Hilton
Honaker 8, Patrick Henry 7
The Patrick Henry Rebels had rolled through the regular-season portion of the Hogoheegee District schedule unblemished.
Included were 7-0 and 9-4 triumphs over the Honaker Tigers.
Round three belonged to the girls from Russell County, however.
Lincoln Bush went 3-for-4 to lead the Honaker hit parade as the fourth-seeded Tigers stunned Patrick Henry in the semifinals of the Hogoheegee tournament at Emory & Henry College.
Kiley Ray (2-for-4, two runs), Madelyn Dye (two RBIs), Gracie Shelton (2-for-4), Rylee Rasnake (2-for-4, two RBIs), and Madison Royal (two RBIs) had strong performances for Honaker.
A four-run seventh inning gave the Tigers the lead for good as they clinched a berth in the Region 1D tournament.
Honaker plays Chilhowie in Monday’s district tournament title game.
Marah Woodlee went 3-for-4 for Patrick Henry, while Abbey Widener hit a home run in the loss.