Sour ending: Lady Royals fall in Sweet 16.

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Sour ending: Lady Royals fall in Sweet 16.
By Dave Whitaker
Oct 23, 2014, 00:05

Aliyah Whitehead tracks down a ball in right field.

During the Lady Royals playoff run, they'd been getting hits when they needed them and good defensive plays. Both were missing Wednesday as BCHS welcomed Jeff Davis to Cochran for the Sweet 16.

Hannah Coulter gets the ball at home for the force play.

Aliyah Whitehead lead off the third of a scoreless game with a bunt single but was picked off. The Lady Jackets scored two in the fifth. BC had two on with one out in the home half but did not score.

The student section was patriotic and loud.

An unearned run in the seventh made it 3-0. Bleckley loaded the bases with one out in the home half but couldn't capitalize. They had the same number of hits and errors, four each. Chelsea Brady and Jordan Williams were 1 for 2.

Taylor Dykes gave up one earned run in game one.

Down 2-0 in the third inning of game two, the lead was cut in half when Chrystal Harris scored on a throwing error when Holly Tedders' bunted. A two on, one out, opportunity in the fourth produced no runs. JD got their run back on a sac fly.

Faith Harris throws to first.

Two more runners were stranded in the fifth. The Jackets added another in the home half. Bleckley's season ended with a 4-1 loss. Tedders finished her high school career 2 for 3.

Chelsea Brady squeezes a cach in left field.