The Beeville Lady Trojans saw an early lead slip away Tuesday night as the Corpus Christi Tuloso-Midway Cherokees used a five-run sixth inning to claim a 9-6 victory in Beeville.
Beeville (1-4) took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Tuloso-Midway (6-2) answered in the top of the third when Avari Andrade launched a three-run home run to left field, flipping a one-run deficit into a 4-3 advantage.
Beeville regained control in the fifth. Milliana Hernandez’s run-scoring single highlighted a two-run inning that gave the Lady Trojans a 5-4 lead.
The Cherokees responded decisively in the sixth. Tuloso-Midway pushed across five runs on three hits to take a 9-5 lead.
Beeville plated a run in the bottom half of the sixth, but could not overcome the deficit.
Hernandez took the loss on the mound for Beeville, working 5 2/3 innings and surrendering eight runs – four earned – on eight hits with five strikeouts and two walks. Nevaeh Cuellar and Mia Garcia each recorded doubles, while Jocelyn Rodriguez added a stolen base.
Beeville will compete this weekend in the Corpus Christi Incarnate Word Academy Lady Angel Softball Classic in Portland.
The Lady Trojans will return home Tuesday to face Corpus Christi London.