ADAMS TOWNSHIP — New Richmond avoided its first SBAAC American Division loss, rallying to beat Clinton-Massie 12-10 Wednesday afternoon.
“Game went back and forth all night,” CM manager Brandon Lewis said. “Overall very happy with the way the girls battled against a very good New Richmond team. We just couldn’t get the big two-out hit in a couple of the innings to open the game up a little.”
Clinton-Massie is 2-3 in the league while the Lions sit atop the loop at 7-0. The Falcons are 7-6 in all games.
Kayla Drake and McKenna Branham had three hits each.
Kiera Brightman struck out four Lions in a losing effort in the circle for Clinton-Massie.
New Richmond led 5-0 and 7-3 before Clinton-Massie scored two in the fifth and four in the six to grab a 9-8 advantage.
The Lions then scored four in the seventh to get the lead for good. Freshman Piper Willis had a homerun in the seventh for NR while also getting the pitching victory.
SUMMARY
April 27, 2022
@Clinton-Massie High School
New Richmond 12, Clinton-Massie 10
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(10) CLINTON-MASSIE (ab-r-h) Branham 4-0-3 Drake 3-2-3 Schneder 4-1-1 Doyle 4-0-1 Davis 4-1-2 Crombie 4-1-2 Brightman 3-0-0 Green 1-0-0 O. Ward 4-2-1 M. Ward 4-3-0