PURCELL — On a rare Wednesday district date, Newcastle stacked a five-run third inning and never looked back, beating Purcell 7–2 to run the Lady Racers’ win streak to seven and keep pressure on the top of Class 4A-1.
Newcastle (15–5, 5–1) broke it open in the top of the third with five consecutive run-scoring knocks: Baylee Tate banged an RBI double down the left-field line, Kaydence Rogers rolled an RBI single to left, Adie Loman split center with an RBI double, Reece Fixico shot an RBI double to right, and Avery Patrick finished the flurry with an RBI single to left for a 5–0 cushion.
Loman did the rest in the circle, scattering three hits over a complete game while working out of the few jams Purcell (6–13, 3–4) could muster. Ava Sparks went the distance for the Lady Dragons, limiting further damage after the third but absorbing the loss.
Pitching
WP — Adie Loman (Newcastle): 7.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO LP — Ava Sparks (Purcell): 7.0 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO
Hitting — Newcastle
Avery Patrick: 1-for-1, 2 RBI (7-spot) Kaydence Rogers: 2-for-4, RBI Baylee Tate: RBI 2B Adie Loman: RBI 2B Reece Fixico: RBI 2B
Hitting — Purcell
Mackenzie McKay, K.K. Vazquez, Kamdyn Stokes: one hit each Miaca Martinez: RBI
Scoring Summary (selected)
T3 — Newcastle 5–0: Tate RBI 2B; Rogers RBI 1B; Loman RBI 2B; Fixico RBI 2B; Patrick RBI 1B Late — Newcastle 7–1: Patrick adds second RBI Late — Final 7–2: Martinez drives in a Purcell run; Loman strands traffic
What it means: Newcastle stays hot, adds a useful run-differential bump for potential tiebreaks, and keeps the chase tight near the top of 4A-1. Purcell holds serve through six solid frames aside from the third and looks to regroup with a quick turnaround.
Up Next
Newcastle: hosts Perkins-Tryon (Thursday) Purcell: hosts Lone Grove (Thursday)
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