Verdigris leaned on its ace and a red-hot middle of the order Thursday.
The Lady Cardinals rode big swings from Rilyn Stringfellow and Gabi Sherman to post back-to-back victories over Booker T. Washington and Colcord in the Lincoln Christian Tournament.
k9`m’t#sxv#x$ g[ q%( `k^9`m
kAm%96 >@>6?EF> D9:7E65 😕 2? :?DE2?E]k^Am
kAm(:E9 EH@ CF??6CD 23@2C5 2?5 ‘6C5:8C:D EC2:=:?8 `\_ 😕 E96 E9:C5[ $EC:?876==@H EFC?65 @? 2 A:E49 2?5 C:AA65 2 EC:A=6 :?E@ E96 C:89E\7:6=5 82A[ A=2E:?8 3@E9 CF?D 2?5 AFEE:?8 E96 {25J r2C5D @? E@A 7@C 8@@5]k^Am
kAmqJ E96 E:>6 $EC:?876==@H 4CFD965 2 D@=@ 9@>6 CF? E9C66 :??:?8D =2E6C[ E96 C@FE H2D H6== F?56CH2J]k^Am
kAm$EC:?876==@H 7:?:D965 b\7@C\c H:E9 b #qxD 2?5 a 6IEC2\32D6 9:ED[ H9:=6 |24J q62F492>A 2?5 w2C=:6 %F4<6C 2=D@ ?@E4965 E9C66 9:ED 2A:646 😕 ‘6C5:8C:D’ `a\9:E 32CC286] %F4<6C 25565 a CF?D 5C:G6? :?[ :?4=F5:?8 2 <6J #qx D:?8=6 😕 E96 7@FCE9]k^Am
kAmqC:?=66 |FCC2J E@@< 42C6 @7 E96 C6DE 😕 E96 4:C4=6[ DA:??:?8 D:I :??:?8D @7 a\9:E 32== H:E9 h DEC:<6@FED 2?5 ?@ 62C?65 CF?D 2==@H65]k^Am
kAmp7E6C E96 {25J w@C?6ED @A6?65 E96 D4@C:?8 😕 E96 D64@?5 H96? 2 32D6D\=@2565 H2=< 7@C465 9@>6 2 CF?[ E96 {25J r2C5:?2=D 2?DH6C65 H:E9 $EC:?876==@H’D a\CF? EC:A=6 😕 E96 E9:C5 2?5 ?6G6C =@@<65 324<]k^Am
kAm’6C5:8C:D E24<65 @? D:?8=6 CF?D 😕 E96 7@FCE9 2?5 7:7E9 367@C6 6IA=@5:?8 7@C E9C66 😕 E96 D:IE9[ 42AA65 3J $EC:?876==@H’D E@H6C:?8 9@>6C E@ =67E]k^Am
kAmq%( >2?2865 ;FDE a 9:ED @> D:?8=6D 7C@> t==2 qC@H? 2?5 +@6 !6CCJ]k^Am
k9`m’t#sxv#x$ f[ r~{r~#s _k^9`m
kAmx7 $EC:?876==@H’D 32E D6E E96 E@?6 😕 v2>6 `[ :E H2D $96C>2?’D EFC? E@ D=2> E96 5@@C 😕 v2>6 a]k^Am
kAm(:E9 E96 32D6D =@2565 😕 E96 D64@?5 :??:?8[ $96C>2? F?=@2565 2 32D6D\4=62C:?8 5@F3=6 E@ =67E[ 3C62<:?8 @A6? H92E 925 366? 2 @?6\CF? 82>6]k^Am
kAm$96C>2? 7:?:D965 a\7@C\c H:E9 c #qxD[ H9:=6 $EC:?876==@H 25565 2?@E96C b\9:E @FE:?8 E92E :?4=F565 a 5@F3=6D 2?5 a CF?D 5C:G6? :?]k^Am
kAm’6C5:8C:D DECF4< 7:CDE 😕 E96 @A6?:?8 7C2>6 H96? $EC:?876==@H 5@F3=65 9@>6 $J5?6J {6H:D] %96 {25J r2C5D E96? A:=65 @? d CF?D 😕 E96 D64@?5 :??:?8[ 9:89=:89E65 3J $96C>2?’D b\CF? 5@F3=6 2?5 {6H:D’ #qx D:?8=6]k^Am
kAm$EC:?876==@H =2E6C 5@F3=65 282:? E@ D4@C6 {6H:D[ DEC6E49:?8 E96 >2C8:? E@ e\_]k^Am
kAmx? E96 4:C4=6[ $EC:?876==@H 2?5 |FCC2J 4@>3:?65 7@C 2 a\9:EE6C] $EC:?876==@H DECF4< @FE f 😕 b]a :??:?8D 367@C6 92?5:?8 E96 32== E@ |FCC2J[ H9@ 2==@H65 ;FDE ` 9:E @G6C E96 7:?2= a]`]k^Am
kAmr@=4@C5’D =@?6 3C:89E DA@E H2D #:=6J y2>6D[ H9@ H6?E a\7@C\b H:E9 2 5@F3=6] w@H6G6C[ E96 {25J w@C?6ED 4@F=5 ?@E >FDE6C DFDE2:?65 @776?D6 2D ‘6C5:8C:D 4@>A=6E65 E96 DH66A]k^Am
kAm(:E9 E96 G:4E@C:6D[ E96 {25J r2C5:?2=D :>AC@G65 E@ h\b @? E96 D62D@?[ D9@H42D:?8 3@E9 A@H6C 2?5 A:E49:?8 56AE9] %96 {25J r2C5D H:== 4@?E:?F6 E@FC?2>6?E A=2J 2E {:?4@=? r9C:DE:2? 2E “ib_ 2]>] $2EFC52J 282:?DE }6H42DE=6]k^Am