Lady Hornets fall to South Williamsport, 12-2
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | April 21, 2022
The Wellsboro Varsity Softball team traveled to South Williamsport to face the Lady Mounties in non-league softball action on Wednesday, April 20.
The Lady Mounties beat Wellsboro 12-2 in 5 innings, handing the Lady Hornets their 3rd straight loss.
South Williamsport put up 4 runs in the 1st and added another 7 in the 2nd to take a commanding 11-0 lead after two innings. Wellsboro didn't score until the top of the 4th when junior Rylie Boyce scored on a base hit by senior Olivia Servatius. Wellsboro's second run came in the 5th inning, after South added a single run in the top half of the inning, as Boyce singled to drive in senior Abbye Cavanaugh.
The Lady Hornets had 7 hits on the afternoon, led by a 2-for-3 performance by Boyce. Cavanaugh, Servatius, junior Jordyn Abernathy, junior Madaline Bordas, and freshman Paige Logsdon produced the hits, with Bordas and Cavanaugh hitting doubles. Boyce pitched 3 innings in the circle for Wellsboro, allowing 11 runs on 15 hits. Junior Mariah Borden threw 1 & 1/3 innings, giving up 1 run on 1 hit with 3 walks.
The loss drops the Lady Hornets' record to 2-7 (0-6 NTL Large School Division). The team is back in action this afternoon at Sayre.
Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.
