Doyline 7, Simsboro 4

James Dodge collected three hits in four at bats and Noah Spears recorded 16 strikeouts Thursday to lead the Doyline Panthers as they slipped by Simsboro’s Tigers, 7-4.

Spears allowed five hits and four runs over seven innings while walking one.

Simsboro opened the scoring in the first when Chris Stevens was struck by a pitch, driving in a run. A double by Hayden Rabo extended the Tigers lead to 2-0 in the bottom of the third inning, but Doyline tied the game in the top of the fourth, thanks to a single by Jonas Florence and a ground out by Kenneth Anderson.

After Simsboro regained the lead at 4-2, the Panthers sealed the game in the top of the seventh, scoring five runs on two hits. Key hit in the inning was a three-RBI single by Dodge.

Noah Thomas took the loss for Simsboro.

Haynesville 19, Doyline 5

Haynesville’s Golden Tornado spun 12 runs across the plate in the seventh inning to help down Doyline’s Panthers 19-5.

Haynesville got on the board in the first when Miller Toney doubled in one run, but Kayson Wilk tied the game in the bottom of the second when he laid down a sacrifice bunt.

Aiden A. LeBlanc singled, scoring two runs, to give Haynesville the edge, 3-1. After Haynesville scored, Doyline struck back in the bottom of the fifth. Jonas Florence singled, driving in two runs to give the Panthers a 4-3 edge.

Haynesville Varsity Golden Tornado recaptured the lead at 7-4 in the top of the sixth, then the flood gates opened in the seventh. Doyline’s  final run in the bottom of the seventh came on a solo home run by Noah Spears.

Gario Galvez took the loss for Doyline, going five and two-thirds innings and giving up seven runs (two earned) on three hits with 12 strikeouts and five walks.

Florence provided pop in the middle of the lineup, going 1-for-2 on the day with two RBI. Zach Normand had with two hits in four at bats.

(Stats and info provided by GameChanger Media.)