Handley’s Rayna Smith, seen here in a game earlier this year, went 4-for-6 with 5 RBI in Handley’s two games in the Class 4A Central Regional in Montgomery Monday.
The Handley Lady Tigers found themselves on both ends of lopsided scores in their first two games at the Class 4A Central Regional in Montgomery Monday, and as a result the team will live to play in the second day of the tournament Tuesday.
Handley dropped its opener 13-3 to Prattville Christian in five innings Monday morning, then bounced back with a 17-5, 5-inning win that sent Pleasant Grove out of the tournament in the afternoon elimination game.
Rayna Smith, who played shortstop in the first game and pitched in the second game, had a big day at the plate for Handley. She was the driving force offensively in the second game as she went 3-for-3 with a walk, 5 RBI and 4 runs scored out of the leadoff spot.
She also gave up four unearned runs on four hits and a walk to earn the victory in the circle.
Breydan Watkins and Makenzie McCain had two hits apiece in the win, and Watkins and Olivia Cobb drove in two runs each.
Senior third baseman Brynnley Lane went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI in loss to Prattville Christian in the tournament opener. Claire Pike also drove in a run, and Handley had seven hits in the game, but could not keep pace against Prattville Christian’s 18-hit attack.
Handley will continue play in Montgomery Tuesday morning when they take on Oak Grove in another elimination game at 9 a.m.
Brackets for Handley’s tournament can be found by clicking here.
Woodland
Woodland will begin play in the Class 1A Central Regional in Montgomery at 10:45 a.m. against Keith. Win or lose in that game the second game of the day for the Lady Bobcats will be at 3:45.
Brackets for Woodland’s tournament can be found by clicking here.
RCHS
RCHS’s play in the Class 3A East Regional in Albertville will begin Wednesday. The Lady Tigers will open against Locust Fork. Win or lose in the game, their second contest will be at 1:45 p.m.
Brackets for RCHS’s tournament can be found by clicking here.
Broadcast of the games
All of the regional games for the three county teams will be broadcast live on ISchoolSportsNetwork.com.
