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