Hondo Anvil Herald

Moulton sweeps Cowgirls in 66-run area doubleheader

 

     Marion -- Two high-scoring games went in favor of the Moulton Kittens Wednesday night, April 29, as they swept an area playoff doubleheader from the D’Hanis Cowgirls, 14-9, and 22-21 in nine innings.

     The Cowgirls’ softball season comes to an end with a 12-6 record, while Moulton (13-7) goes on to face Leakey in the regional semifinals.

     With D’Hanis leading 2-1 after three innings of the opener, the Kittens made the first move, scoring five in the top of the fourth. The teams traded punches in the fifth, with Moulton leading 10-4. The Cowgirls answered with five in the bottom of the sixth to pull within a run, but Moulton plated four runs in the top of the seventh to win it by five.

     The nightcap featured four innings of six or more runs, as the teams pushed it all the way out to nine innings, completing a day of about six hours of softball.

     Moulton led 7-1 after two, before D’Hanis came back with nine in the top of the third. The 10-7 lead didn’t last, as the Kittens put up six of their own in the bottom half. Following a scoreless fourth, D’Hanis went back in front, 17-13, with a seven-run fifth inning. The Cowgirls looked to be pulling away with two more in the sixth, but Moulton rallied for seven in the bottom half to go back in front, 20-19. The Cowgirls tied in the top of the seventh, and the teams traded runs in the eighth, before Moulton walked it off in the bottom of the ninth.