Missourian Diamond Roundup, Apr. 24: Perryville rolls at Meadow Heights

It was a tame Wednesday in the Southeast Missourian coverage area, but that didn't apply to Perryville as it dismantled a tough Meadow Heights team.

Scoring 11 runs in the first three innings, the Pirates got the headliner after putting the hurt on a Panthers team that's had its way with local squads this year.

__BB: Perryville 14, Meadow Heights 4__

Perryville (10-5) went on the road and stomped Meadow Heights (10-7) on its own field, using six in the second and another five in the third to put the game away.

Barrett Wheeler and Grant Smith each hit twice, combining for five RBIs including a Smith homer to top it off.

Logan Hoehn grabbed the win on the mound for the Bucs, throwing 4.2 innings of four-run ball, struggling at times but not enough to put his offense in dire straits.

Trae Yamnitz got a couple hits for the Panthers, doubling once while Caidyn Byrd doubled and Braeden Hays clubbed a homer to finish with three RBIs.

__SB: Advance 19, Dexter 0__

It's not easy for a school like Advance (16-2) to demolish a school like Dexter in any sport, but the Hornets have proven they aren't playing around this season, and they sure didn't on Wednesday.

Advance commanded a menacing 19-run win over the Bearcats on the road, led by Kaylee Cline's four knocks, good for a double and three singles while driving in three.

Maleaha Polley hit thrice for a team-high five RBIs, doubling once as well but getting key hits. Addison Carlton also joined her in three-hit territory.

Brogan Wright-Hawkins and Rylee Roper rounded out the lineup with two hits each, and just for good measure, Natalee Roper made her one hit count for a homer to go with two walks.

Carlton got the win, pitching five innings of one-hit, two-walk ball while striking out 12 Bearcats to lead Advance to a mighty win away from home.

__BB: Hillsboro 7, Cape Central 2__

Cape Central (8-17) made it two consecutive losses after a long winning streak with an underwhelming loss at home on Wednesday.

Locked in a tight 2-all game early, the Hawks put a five-spot on the Tigers in the top of the sixth to put the game well out of reach for the struggling Central offense.

Caden Chenoweth led Central with three hits, doubling with a pair of singles while Jathan Spain doubled once and added a single for two hits behind him

Zach Dowdy made the start for Central, throwing an impressive four innings of just two earned runs against a feisty Hawks team averaging nearly eight runs a game.

__SB: Oak Ridge 14, Leopold 0__

Oak Ridge was once 2-4. Now, it's 11-4, and it's showing no signs of slowing down any time soon.

Against Leopold (5-6), the Bluejays started off with six runs over the first two innings and scored eight in the fourth to finish it off.

Madalyn Schemel, MaKayla Rangel and Kinsley Bogenpohl each hit twice, with all three doubling once and singling for a second hit.

Bogenpohl got the win in the circle, throwing five innings while allowing one hit and three walks, striking out 11 Wildcat batters.

__BB: Kelly 6, Charleston 0__

Looking for a big answer to a late slump, Kelly (8-10) found it with a shutout victory over Charleston on Wednesday night.

Dalton Forck reached base four times in the victory, singling and drawing three walks to create momentum on the basepaths for the Hawks.

Nicholas Christian had a game on the mound, throwing a complete-game shutout with just three hits and four walks allowed, striking out 13 batters.

Willdarius Dixon got on base three times for Charleston, hitting once while drawing a pair of walks to get something going for the Jays on the road.

__SB: Oran 16, Scott County Central 6__

Led by a huge second inning, Oran (10-4) cruised past Scott County Central in a home demolition, ending the game in a six after a dominant showing.

Led by the three-hit efforts of both Bralynn Morgan and Caroline Brashear, the Eagles jumped out. to a huge lead early and only continued to add on.

Molly Spane and Kendall Burger each added two hits, while Allison Burke gave Oran its only extra-base hit of the day with a double.

Kolie Morgan got the win in the circle, allowing two hits and five walks over four innings of work and only earning one run to command Oran to its fifth consecutive win outside tourney play.

Briley Couch and De'laya Banks got the Braves' only hits of the day, with Couch's going for a double, drawing to walks and driving in a run to complete her day.

Footnote

The Southeast Missourian newspaper coverage area is comprised of 20 teams: Advance, Bell City, Cape Central, Chaffee, Delta, Eagle Ridge, Jackson, Kelly, Leopold, Marquand, Meadow Heights, Notre Dame, Oak Ridge, Oran, Perryville, Saxony Lutheran, Scott City, St. Vincent, Woodland and Zalma.

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