Lady Hornets suffer late 10-8 loss to Troy
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | April 5, 2022
Despite a 5-1 lead after the 1st inning, the Wellsboro Varsity Softball team suffered a 10-8 loss to Troy on Monday, April 4.
The Lady Hornets started quick in the 1st, following a Troy run in the top half of the inning, as junior Jordyn Abernathy led off with a solo home run then junior Rylie Boyce, freshman Alexandra Urena, senior Emma Coolidge, and junior Madaline Bordas all scored to make it 5-1. Troy tied the game up at 5-all with 4 runs in 3rd, but the Lady Hornets retook the lead in the bottom of the 4th.
In the 4th the Lady Hornets added 3 more runs to retake the lead, 8-5. Abernathy led off with a single and after a Urena walk, Coolidge hit a 3-run shot to put Wellsboro up. The lead lasted until the 6th when the Trojans scored 5 runs to reclaim the lead, and hold on for the win, 10-8.
Coolidge finished 2-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBIs while Abernathy and Bordas both went 2-for-4 at the plate. Junior Molly Ingerick and sophomore Abby Owlett each went 1-for-3.
The loss drops the Lady Hornets to 1-2 (0-2 NTL Large School Division). The team is back in action this afternoon against rival North Penn-Liberty.
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.
