PRINCETON, Mo. — Sophomore Megan Tracy had been in a bit of a slump going into districts, but 3-for-3, two homers, three runs scored and seven RBI later, the Worth County first baseman appears to have busted out of it.

All of those statistics are season highs for Tracy while to two home runs are the first of her career. The second of those round-trippers was a walk-off for a 15-4 win over North Harrison in the first round of districts in Princeton.

The game started with Megan’s big sister Kristen Tracy picking up a pair of first-inning strikeouts to work around a leadoff single for the Shamrocks.

North Harrison’s Hali Smith opened the bottom half of the first with a pair of strikeouts, but 2-out hitting was a theme for the Tigers on Thursday. Both Tracy sisters walked while Audrey Runde and Addie Gray singled for three runs in the inning.

“At practice, we’ve been really working on — it’s win or go home, but play like you are having fun, because we play so much better when we are having fun and play as a team,” Megan Tracy said.

Kristen Tracy added two more strikeouts in a second scoreless frame. Smith struck out a pair to open the home half of the inning, but No. 9 hitter Rayleigh Smith was a spark for the Tigers throughout the game and drew a walk.

“She has been working hard all year long and working on her swing,” Tiger coach Cody Green said. “She came through big. … Two-out rallies you got going there two or three different times.”

Riley Ridge hustled out an infield single and Kambree Briner drew a walk to load the bases for Kristen Tracy. The pitcher helped herself with a 2-run single. Runde added an RBI single and Megan Tracy plated two with a single.

“I just to keep it simple and just try to get on base,” Runde said. “Easy.”

North Harrison loaded the bases with one out, but the defensive play of the day limited the damage. Shamrock cleanup hitter Ava Rinehart hit a liner to center, but Ridge charged and made a diving catch for the first out.

“That play from Ridge was huge because you got bases loaded and a hard hit,” Green said. “That is one of those that if it gets by you, you are in big trouble because they are scoring a lot of runs. It was great to see. We talk about being willing to get dirty and lay out for one there. She came up huge. Being a senior leader for us, that is what we need from our seniors — leading the way with that confidence of ‘yeah, we can make a play.’”

Smith helped herself with an RBI fielder’s choice, but Kristen Tracy got out of the inning with a 8-1 lead with a strikeout. The Shamrocks added two runs in the fourth inning to cut the lead to 8-3.

In the bottom of the fourth, the Tigers answered back with Megan Tracy’s first home run to right field as she sprinted around the bases for a 2-run inside-the-parker.

“The girls did great,” Green said. “Just keep adding pressure, adding pressure, adding runs. It helps out your defense to play more relaxed.”

The Shamrocks added one in the top of the fifth, but Smith sparked another big Tiger inning with a walk. Kristen Tracy doubled to make it 12-4, and Megan Tracy 1-upped her sister with a 3-run inside-the-parker to even deeper right field than her first.

That hit triggered the 10-run rule and ended the game at 15-4 after five.

“The girls did a great job of showing up tonight and playing ball,” Green said.

Runde and Megan Tracy each had perfect days at the plate with Runde 4-for-4 and Tracy 3-for-3.

Kristen Tracy added a 2-for-3 game with four RBI. She pitched five innings with three earned runs on on six hits with four walks and eight strikeouts.

“We knew the batters, so we knew where to throw,” Runde said. “She hit her spots.”

Worth County advances to Saturday’s district semifinal against 2-seed Princeton. Princeton beat East Harrison 18-0, and owns a 6-2 win over Worth County back on Sept. 4.

“We are going to have to play good team ball and have fun while we are doing it,” Megan Tracy said. “We play so much better when we are loose and having fun. We will have to work on hitting live and speed it up compared to what we saw tonight. They might have more pitch selection, so we will have to work on learning and recognizing what they are throwing. But other than that, as long as we show up and play good team ball, we should be okay.”