Lakeside’s Lady Warriors split a varsity/junior varsity doubleheader with Benton’s Lady Tigers, dropping an18-6 decision in the varsity contest while the JVs picked up a 6-4 win.

Benton broke open a tight game with 11 runs on six hits, including a grand slam home run, in the sixth inning to claim the varsity win.

Lakeside tried to come back,  scoring six runs on four hits in the bottom of the sixth inning. An error scored one run, Teal Austin singled, scoring two runs, Ella Wood singled, scoring one run, and Rhea Waller doubled, scoring two runs.

Austin, Emily Jones, Waller, Meredith Robinson, Wood, and Peyton Wood each collected one hit for Lakeside. Austin and Waller each drove in two runs.

Lakeside plays at home on Saturday against Minden in their next game.

Lakeside’s JV 6, Benton Tigers 4

Tuesday’s JV game came down to the wire as the young Lady Warriors grabbed the victory in walk-off fashion when Ella Wood connected for a two-run home run for the win.

A single by Peyton Wood put Lakeside on the board in the bottom of the first. Bray Lewis doubled in the second for another run.

Lakeside Junior Varsity Warriors added one run in the second after Bray Lewis doubled.

In the top of the third inning, Benton Lady Tigers JV went back into the lead after #11 singled down the right field line, and Lakeside Junior Varsity Warriors committed an error, each scoring two runs.

Lola Huddleston started the game for Lakeside, allowing one hit and no runs over two innings, striking out four and walking none. Wood appeared in relief.

Huddleston and Wood each collected two hits for Lakeside and Wood, Lewis, and Wood each drove in two runs.

Lakeside Warriors 20, Doyline Panthers 2

Lakeside’s Warriors notched another win for the south Webster school, knocking off the Doyline Panthers 20-2 Tuesday, thanks to a 12-run second inning.

Bryson Finley scored on a sacrifice fly to get the Warriors off and running in the second.  Noah Redding had two doubles and three RBI in the inning, Kaleb Rolen doubled, scoring two runs, Jake Glass singled, scoring one run and Panther errors accounted for four runs.

Gage Williams earned the win for Lakeside. The hurler gave up no hits and no runs over two innings, striking out five and walking one. Dario Galvez took the loss for Doyline.

Galvez and Kayson Wilk each drove in one run for the Panthers. Isiaiah Foster had one hit in one at bat.

Lakeside amassed 10 hits in the game. Redding led Lakeside, going two-for-three with four runs batted in. Glass, and Brock Case also collected two hits for Lakeside.

Next up for Doyline is a Monday game against Mansfield.

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