Jackson tennis nets second straight sweep

The Jackson girls tennis team improved to 2-0 with a 9-0 sweep of Poplar Bluff on Tuesday afternoon.

"I have eight seniors, including five of the top six," Jackson coach David Brummel said. "I think the experience of playing up [on varsity] to this point is paying off. They know this is it, and they're trying to make their point this season, but they're taking it one match at a time and they have a good work ethic."

Seniors Erinne Haff, Alison Keiper, Raechel Batz, Maura Naeder and Ashley Ptacek and junior Chelsea Jones posted singles wins for the Indians, who had opened with a 9-0 win against Charleston on Monday.

The doubles teams of Haff-Keiper, Batz-Naeder and Jade Freeman-Kaylyn Sneathen also had wins.

The Indians play host to Kennett on Thursday.

Jackson 9, Poplar Bluff 0

Singles

1. Erinne Haff (J) def. Jessica Gray 8-2

2. Alison Keiper (J) def. Jenny Hubbard 8-2

3. Chelsea Jones (J) def. Allie Poteet 8-1

4. Raechel Batz (J) def. Kelsey Olsen 8-6

5. Maura Naeder (J) def. Rachel Brodell 8-3

6. Ashley Ptacek (J) def. Addie Layne 8-0

Doubles

1. Haff-Keiper (J) def. Gray-Poteet 8-2

2. Batz-Naeder (J) def. Hubbard-Olsen 8-2

3. Jade Freeman-Kaylyn Sneathen (J) def. Brodell-Layne 8-3.

JV winners (Jackson) — Freeman, Sneathen, Katie King, Ashley Robinson, Katie Miinch, Allie Penzel, Dru Haertling, Jones-Ptacek, King-Robinson, Miinch-Logan Birk.

Softball Saxony Lutheran 3, Twin Rivers 2

The Crusaders collected their first win in dramatic fashion on a two-out, two-run infield single in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Saxony, with runners at second and third, was down to its last strike when Brooke Valleroy dribbled a pitch down the first-base line. Twin Rivers players backed off the roller, but it never went foul.

"She barely hit the ball," Saxony coach Tali Hoffstetter said. "It looked like it was going foul, but it kept spinning inward and kept spinning. We thought it was going to go foul too. We kept sending everbody, and it was a good thing, because it never went foul. It was exciting."

Both runners scored on the play.

The hit was the second of the game for Valleroy. Kelsey Overbeck also had two hits, including a double, in the Crusaders' seven-hit attack.

Winning pitcher Nicole McLard (1-1) went all seven innings for Saxony (1-1). She struck out four, walked two and allowed nine hits.

Twin Rivers 100 001 0 — 2 9 2

Saxony Lutheran 000 100 2 — 3 7 0

WP — Nicole McLard, 1-1. LP — Vancil. 3B — Vancil (TR). 2B — Kelsey Overbeck (SL). Multiple hits — Twin Rivers: Ch. Crain 3-3, Co. Crain 2-3; Saxony Lutheran: Overbeck 2-3, Brooke Valleroy 2-4. Records — Twin Rivers 0-1, Saxony Lutheran 1-1.

Kelly 7, Chaffee 0

Londyn Backfisch had three hits, and Danielle Dock and Jessica Riley teamed up for the shutout.

Backfisch's hits included an inside-the-park home run. She has a hit in all seven at-bats this year.

Katee Moore had two hits — a double and a triple — and drove in three runs.

Dock pitched four innings, allowing one hit and striking out seven. Riley allowed two hits and struck out three in three innings.

Kelly 105 100 0 — 7 9 0

Chaffee 000 000 0 — 0 3 2

WP — Danielle Dock, 1-0. LP — Madeline Keifer. Sv — Jessica Riley. HR — Londyn Backfisch (K); 2B — Katee Moore (K); 3B — Moore (K). Multiple hits — Kelly: Backfisch 3-3, Moore 2-4. Records — Kelly 2-0, Chaffee 0-2.

Oran 14, St. Vincent 0

Amanda Williams had three hits and three RBIs, while Abbey Anderson had two hits and five RBIs in the opener for the Eagles.

Williams had two doubles; Anderson added one. Halle Woodfin also had two hits for Oran.

The Eagles erupted for six runs in the fourth to break open a previously scoreless contest.

Claire Seyer limited host St. Vincent to two hits.

Oran 000 630 5 — 14 11 1

St. Vincent 000 000 0 — 0 2 4

WP — Claire Seyer, 1-0. LP — Brianna Burrough, 0-2. 2B — Amanda Williams (O) 2, Abbey Anderson (O). Multiple hits — Oran: Williams 3-5, Halle Woodfin 3-5, Abbey Anderson 2-4. Records — Oran 1-0, St. Vincent 0-2.

— From staff reports