Lady Broncos claim Bi-District Championship

By Sandy Anderberg

Fifteen runs separated the Lady Broncos from the ladies from West Texas High in a best two-out-of-three matchup in the Bi-District round last week. Clarendon earned the first game win at home at 14-9 and stole the win on the road at 12-2. No game three was needed.

Freshman Laken Smith was on the mound in the opening game and did a good job despite allowing several walks early in the game. Smith had a great field behind her and they were able to control most of their hits.

At the plate is where the Lady Broncos shined. The WT pitcher was strong and threw several pitches in the strike zone, but the Lady Broncos took advantage of each pitch. Smith earned the first two-run homerun way over the fence in left field, and Clarendon was able to close out the inning with three runs to zero for WT.

The West Texas ladies were able to fight back and tie the game in the third inning. But the strength of the Lady Bronco offense was too much and they were able to pound the ball to retake the lead. Elliot Frausto followed Smith’s lead and picked on the left fielder once again sending it over the fence for another two-run homerun.

But the ladies were not finished and added six more runs to the scoreboard before the final pitch was thrown. The ended with 14 hits and only one error in the game.

Riding high on their first game win, the Lady Broncos were determined to continue their streak and took down WT on their field 12-2. The Lady Broncos scored four runs in the first, two in the second, and four in the third to take a commanding lead in the game and series. WT mustered two runs in their last at-bat, and Clarendon put the icing on the cake by adding two more runs to the scoreboard. No other stats were available.

The Lady Broncos will take on Tahoka in the Area round on Wednesday, April 29, in Floydada beginning at 6:00 p.m.