Almy, Jayda Turner send Lady Colonels past Calloway

Chloe Almy had four hits and drove in four runs to lead visiting Christian County to an 8-5 high school softball win over Calloway County.  

Calloway County scored two runs in the first inning and led 2-1 after three frames. 

Christian County took a 3-2 lead in the top of the fourth, but the Lady Lakers scored a run to tie the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the fourth. 

Christian County grabbed a 4-3 lead in the top of the fifth and Calloway looked to have control of the game with two runs in the bottom of the sixth for a 5-4 advantage. 

But the Lady Colonels would score four runs in the top of the seventh inning using four hits. The big blow was a two-run triple by Jayda Turner. That came after a run-scoring double by Alondra Rodriguez and an RBI-single by Almy. 

Alexis Epps, Rodriguez, and Jayda Turner each had two hits for the Lady Colonels (7-3-1).  

Alyssa Petterson earned the pitching win. 

The Lady Colonels are scheduled to play Taylor County on Friday in Lexington. 

Score by Innings: 

Christian County  001 210 4 – 8 12 2 

Calloway County  200 102 0 – 5 8 1 

WP – Petterson (7 IP, 3 SO, 0 BB). 

LP – McLeod 

Leading Hitters: CCHS – Epps (2B, 1B), Rodriguez (2 2B), Almy (4 1B, 4 RBI), Ja. Turner (3B, 1B), Talyn Ezell (1B), Jordan Turner (1B).

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