A cart of softballs sits on the field at Saginaw High School in Saginaw, Texas, Thursday, April 25, 2024.

A cart of softballs sits on the field at Saginaw High School in Saginaw, Texas, Thursday, April 25, 2024.

Bob Booth

Special to the Star-Telegram

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Richland stays on top in 6-5A, holds off Argyle

North Richland Hills Richland stayed atop the District 6-5A standings by holding off Argyle 4-3 on Friday at Richland High School.

Richland (24-2 overall, 7-0 district) got a 2-out single from Alyssa Flores in the bottom of the first and Kennedy Parry followed that with a 2-run bomb to center for a 2-0 lead.

Argyle (10-15, 4-3) cut the lead to 2-1 when Sloane McCown doubled in Brooklyn Barnett in the third. Lauryn Gamez drove in 2 with a single to center in the bottom of the sixth for Richland to up the lead to 4-1.

Stacy Jennings, who tossed 7 innings allowing 7 hits and 3 earned runs with 12 strikeouts and 6 walks, allowed a one-out walk to Reagan King in the top of the seventh and Noelle Witty followed that with a homer to center to cut the lead to 4-3.

Jennings, however, got a pop out to short and line out to first to end the inning and the game. Flores went 2 for 3 at the dish with 2 runs scored for the Royals.

McCown went 3 for 4 with a double and an rbi. Presley Hawkesworth allowed 7 hits in 6 innings with 4 earned runs striking out 7 and walking none.

SCORES

Friday

Mansfield Legacy 16, North Crowley 0 (3)

FW Boswell 12, Mansfield 2 (6)

Weatherford 13, Crowley 1 (5)

Euless Trinity 5, Keller Central 3

Trophy Club Byron Nelson 4, Southlake Carroll 1

Keller 6, Justin Northwest 4

Keller Timber Creek 14, Hurst L.D. Bell 8

Grand Prairie 14, Arlington Bowie 12

Haltom 3, Arlington 2

South Grand Prairie 15, Arlington Sam Houston 2 (5)

Arlington Martin 16, Arlington Lamar 1 (3)

Godley 11, Saginaw 1 (5)

Keller Fossil Ridge 10, Granbury 1

Aledo 17, FW Brewer 6 (5)

Azle 11, FW Chisholm Trail 1

NRH Richland 4, Argyle 3

NRH Birdville 15, Denton 0 (3)

Grapevine 3, Colleyville Heritage 1

FW South Hills 21, FW Polytechnic 6 (3)

FW Arlington Heights 11, FW North Side 9

FW Paschal 19, FW Trimble Tech 2 (3)

Burleson Centennial 14, Cleburne 0 (5)

Burleson 15, Everman 0 (4)

Joshua 17, Mansfield Timberview 1 (3)

Mansfield Summit 15, Arlington Seguin 10

Brock 7, Glen Rose 2

Brownwood 2, Graham 0

Mineral Wells 16, Stephenville 11

Decatur 17, Lake Worth 1 (3)

Burkburnett 5, FW Eagle Mountain 0

River Oaks Castleberry 17, Bridgeport 6

Benbrook 23, FW Southwest 3 (3)

FW Diamond Hill-Jarvis 16, FW Carter-Riverside 0

FW Western Hills 17, FW Eastern Hills 1 (3)

Hillsboro 15, Alvarado 5

Ferris 11, Waxahachie Life 9

Kennedale 10, Venus 9

Tolar 17, Dublin 1 (3)

Peaster 16, Eastland 6 (5)

Paradise 18, Callisburg 0 (3)

Boyd 4, Whitesboro 1

Grandview 9, Palmer 2