A walk-off left Minden Lady Tiders on the wrong end of a 6-5 defeat to Haughton Tuesday. According to Minden softball coach Shelby Leach and GameChanger, only one of the final two Haughton runs counted.

The game was tied at five with Haughton batting in the bottom of the seventh when Annalyn Harris tripled on the first pitch of the at-bat, scoring two runs.

The Tide lost despite out-hitting Haughton 8 to 6.

“It was a great game and very fun to play,” said Coach Leach. “They’re a very good team that will be super comparable to teams we’ll face deep into playoffs. I was very happy with how we played.”

The Tiders put up three runs in the sixth inning. The big bats were led by Kylie Ryan, Tatum Oliver and Jacey Adams, all driving in runs in the game.

Ryan led things off in the circle for Minden. The hurler lasted six and two-thirds innings, allowing six hits and seven runs while striking out five. The sixth run ended the game, discounting the last run for Haughton.

Minden’s ladies smacked one home run on the day. Ryan had a four bagger in the sixth inning. The team tallied 8 hits in the game. Leigha K-Gilbert, Ryan and Adams managed multiple hits for Minden. K-Gilbert went 3-for-3 at the plate.

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